Cotoneaster grows to I or 2 m in height and is a densely branched shrub with arching shoots. One-year twigs are thin, reddish-brown and felted neat' the tip. The buds are of irregular shape, with the tips of the felted leaflets projecting between the opened scales. The inconspicuous flowers appear in May after the leaves; the red fruits, containing 2-3 flat seeds, ripen in August.
The whitish flowers, which have a strong smell, appear in May. The fruit ripens in September-October. It has a characteristic crater-like hollow at the top and contains two stones. This shrub is fairly widespread in western and central Europe, where it grows in riverinc woods, at the margins of forests, in pastures and on shrubby banks. In the mountains it is found at elevations above 1000 m. It prefers heavy, loamy soils with calcium carbonate and grows well even in partial shade.
As an ornamental it is suitable for individual planting, in groups in shrub borders and for hedging. Often planted in parks is the weeping form, C. a. Tenclula'. The pea tree is visited by bees. It is readily propagated by means of seeds.
The service-berry is a slender shrub with upright branches reaching 1-3 m in height. The stern is covered with blackish bark, the shoots are slender and reddish brown, the buds arc violet-red and narrowly conical, terminating in a point. Emerging shoots are white tomentose.
They mature at the end of September and remain on the shrub until spring. The seeds are blackish brown, kidney-shaped, and measure 4 mm. All parts of the plant, from leaves to fruit, arc poisonous (they contain the alkaloid cytisine) However, rodents are fond of nibbling the bark and twigs without any harmful effects. The best method of propagation is from the seed.
It requires sunlight but will grow on drier and poorer soils. It occurs from lowland to hilly country and may be damaged by severe frosts. It enriches the soil with nitrogen and in winter is a source of food for hares and deer. Profusely flowering yellow and red varieties are cultivated in gardens.
The whitish flowers, which have a strong smell, appear in May. The fruit ripens in September-October. It has a characteristic crater-like hollow at the top and contains two stones. This shrub is fairly widespread in western and central Europe, where it grows in riverinc woods, at the margins of forests, in pastures and on shrubby banks. In the mountains it is found at elevations above 1000 m. It prefers heavy, loamy soils with calcium carbonate and grows well even in partial shade.
As an ornamental it is suitable for individual planting, in groups in shrub borders and for hedging. Often planted in parks is the weeping form, C. a. Tenclula'. The pea tree is visited by bees. It is readily propagated by means of seeds.
The service-berry is a slender shrub with upright branches reaching 1-3 m in height. The stern is covered with blackish bark, the shoots are slender and reddish brown, the buds arc violet-red and narrowly conical, terminating in a point. Emerging shoots are white tomentose.
They mature at the end of September and remain on the shrub until spring. The seeds are blackish brown, kidney-shaped, and measure 4 mm. All parts of the plant, from leaves to fruit, arc poisonous (they contain the alkaloid cytisine) However, rodents are fond of nibbling the bark and twigs without any harmful effects. The best method of propagation is from the seed.
It requires sunlight but will grow on drier and poorer soils. It occurs from lowland to hilly country and may be damaged by severe frosts. It enriches the soil with nitrogen and in winter is a source of food for hares and deer. Profusely flowering yellow and red varieties are cultivated in gardens.
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