Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus

Rosaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height

2–3 ft

Growth Rate

Fast

Light

Sun to Part Shade

Soil

Well Drained

Water

Moderate

Hardiness

Zone Zones 3a–8b

Bloom Time

May to June

Fall Color

Bronze, purple, red

Phenological Calendar

Stage	Typical Window	What to Look For
Bud break BBCH 07	Feb 15-Mar 15	Buds swelling and beginning to open; first green tissue visible
Leaf emergence BBCH 11	Mar 1-Apr 1	First leaves fully unfurled on new growth
Bloom start BBCH 61	Apr 1-Apr 30	First open flowers visible; flowers white
Bloom end / petal fall BBCH 69	Apr 15-May 15	Last petals falling; flower structures fading
Fruit/seed development BBCH 71	Jun 1-Aug 31	Fruit or seed structures forming; fruit color: red
Fruit/seed maturity BBCH 85	Sep 1-Nov 30	Fruit fully colored and ripened; seed dispersal may begin
Fall color / leaf senescence BBCH 93	Oct 1-Nov 15	Leaves changing color; fall display beginning
Dormancy BBCH 97	Nov 15-Feb 28	Leafless; no active growth; dormant buds set

Diseases (16)

Botryosphaeria Fruit Rot and Berry Speckle

Early Leaf Spot

Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot

Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot

Pyrenobotrys Leaf Spot

Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight

Upright Dieback

Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... Virus

Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight

Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight

Pests (5)

Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid

Tetranychidae Spider mite

Cotoneaster webworm

Cultivars (1)

Tom Thumb

Common name: Tom Thumb Cotoneaster Tom Thumb Cranberry Cotoneaster; Mature height: 1–2 ft