Peking Cotoneaster Cotoneaster 'Peking'

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Holly Acres Nursery
5403 HWY 86
ELIZABETH, CO 80107

Phone: 303-646-8868

Useful natural hedge or screen with reddish flowers followed by interesting, long-lasting black fruit. Brilliant orange-red fall foliage. Thrives in poor soil, needs little maintenance. Deciduous. Valuable hedge material for difficult soils. . Can be used as an informal barrier or sheared. A super tall screen used for privacy, division or as a background for more colorful plants. Ideal for dividing front yard from back or blocking unsightly neighbor views. Resilient boundary marker; use to cover swimming pool or tennis court fence.

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.