Cotoneaster nitens
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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation
'Cotoneaster nitens' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Infraspecifics
Other taxa in genus
- Cotoneaster acuminatus
- Cotoneaster acutifolius
- Cotoneaster adpressus
- Cotoneaster affinis
- Cotoneaster ambiguus
- Cotoneaster amoenus
- Cotoneaster apiculatus
- Cotoneaster bullatus
- Cotoneaster buxifolius
- Cotoneaster congestus
- Cotoneaster conspicuus
- Cotoneaster cooperi
- Cotoneaster dammeri
- Cotoneaster dielsianus
- Cotoneaster distichus
- Cotoneaster divaricatus
- Cotoneaster foveolatus
- Cotoneaster franchetii
- Cotoneaster frigidus
- Cotoneaster glabratus
- Cotoneaster glaucophyllus
- Cotoneaster harrovianus
- Cotoneaster hebephyllus
- Cotoneaster henryanus
- Cotoneaster horizontalis
- Cotoneaster hupehensis
- Cotoneaster integerrimus
- Cotoneaster lacteus
- Cotoneaster lindleyi
- Cotoneaster lucidus
- Cotoneaster melanocarpus
- Cotoneaster microphyllus
- Cotoneaster moupinensis
- Cotoneaster multiflorus
- Cotoneaster nitidifolius
- Cotoneaster obscurus
- Cotoneaster pannosus
- Cotoneaster prostratus
- Cotoneaster racemiflorus
- Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus
- Cotoneaster rotundifolius
- Cotoneaster rubens
- Cotoneaster salicifolius
- Cotoneaster simonsii
- Cotoneaster tomentosus
- Cotoneaster turbinatus
- Cotoneaster uniflorus
- Cotoneaster zabelii
A deciduous shrub up to 6 ft high, of dense, leafy habit; young shoots slender, ‘bright brown, at first covered with tawny down. Leaves roundish oval, 1⁄2 to 7⁄8 in. long, 1⁄3 to 1⁄2 in. wide, pointed, tapered about equally towards both ends, dark shining green above, slightly downy beneath, becoming almost glabrous; stalk 1⁄12 in. long. Flowers pink, usually in threes, opening in June. Fruit egg-shaped, 1⁄4 to 1⁄3 in. long, purplish black, containing two nutlets.
Native of W. Szechwan, China; discovered and introduced by Wilson in 1910. This species is distinguished by its dense habit and abundant lustrous leafage. It is related to C. divaricatus but is scarcely so ornamental as that shrub, which is well distinguished from it by its red fruits.