Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Peking Cotoneaster

This woody shrub was introduced from Asia and can be found everywhere, either individually or planted as a hedge. It readily escapes from gardens and can now be found in many of our natural areas, unfortunately. Beautiful to look at, but it is preventing our native plants from growing. This shrub should not be being sold at Garden Centres. Photographed in north Weaselhead on 15 June 2011, during a botany walk. I have added a previously posted photo of Cotoneaster in the fall, with berries, in a comment box below. search.millcreeknursery.ca/11050005/Plant/119/Hedge_Coton... Up till about 10 days ago, I had a short length of Cotoneaster hedge in my back yard. It had grown out of control to a few feet above the height of my fence and, unfortunately, I just wasn't able to cut it myself. It has now been not only cut right down but completely removed, for which I am so thankful.

Peking Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster acutifolia) leaves turn such a wonderful, vibrant mix of colour in the fall. Photographed these at the Reader Rock Garden. This woody shrub was introduced from Asia and can be found everywhere, either individually or planted as a hedge. It readily escapes from gardens and can now be found in many of our natural areas, unfortunately. Beautiful to look at, but it is preventing our native plants from growing. This shrub should not be being sold at Garden Centres.

Peking Cotoneaster is a very invasive shrub, causing damage in all our parks. Unfortunately, the brilliant red leaves do look beautiful, especially here, where we don't have the amazing red Maple leaves which are seen out east. This particular shrub was growing at the Reader Rock Garden. "Introduced from Asia. A woody shrub, abundantly planted, individually or as a hedge, readily escaping into the wild. Stems, shrub, 1-3m tall. Leaves, alternate; small, oval, blunt pointed; turn brilliant red in autumn. Flowers, small, white; ........... Fruit, black berries, about 1cm across. Habitat: wooded areas, river banks, sunny slopes." From talkaboutwildlife.ca .

The leaves of the Cotoneaster shrub turn such glorious colous in the fall. Most unfortunately, this introduced species from Asia has spread to all our natural areas and has become a serious problem, preventing native species from growing.

This is an introduced species, from Asia. It is abundantly planted, individually or as a hedge. It is very invasive, frequently escaping into the natural environment and creating a monoculture. It escapes to wooded areas, riverbanks and sunny slopes. In the fall, the leaves turn a beautiful orange and red, as seen here. Too bad that it is a plant that should be removed! Bohemian Waxwings eat the oval, black berries in winter.