Cotoneaster salicifolius

Appearance

The bark of the willow-leaved cotoneaster is gray-brown, its stems are thin, and its root system is sparse.

The leaves are alternate, simple, long, lanceolate, dark green and resemble those of willow trees , and have fine gray hairs on their undersides. The scientific name 'salicifolius', described by the botanist Franchet, means 'with leaves like willows' . During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color.

In June it bears many flowered, compound corymbs of white, 5–6 mm flowers. The fruit grow as small, showy, apple-like, red pomes, ripening in September to October, and enduring into the winter.

The diploid chromosomal number is 34 .

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