Pyracantha coccinea

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Height

2 to 4 m

Width

2 to 4 m

Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

May, June

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

sandy-loamy, tolerant of salt, all substrates

Industrially Resistant

Trees and shrubs for bees

hedge

Bird feeding plants

Pyracantha coccinea

Characteristics:

Habit

Usually upright and asymmetrical, extended normal to large shrub, 2-4 m tall and wide; thorny twigs; medium to strong-growing

Blossom

After leaves shoot, white 'hawthorn like' flowers, end of May to June; pungent scent of hawthorn

Leaves

Semi-evergreen to evergreen, ovoid or lanceolate, shiny dark green, also in winter black green

Fruits

Pea-size fruits in yellow, orange or red, from end of August, mealy taste; a unique, decorative fruit shrub

Roots

Deep; not sensitive to paving and moderate covering

Demands

Sun to semi-shade; few flowers and fruit in heavy shade; extremely tolerant of heat; moderately frost hardy to sensitive; otherwise not demanding, robust; resistant to urban pollution, wind resistant

Soil

Dry to fresh, slightly acidic to very alkaline, the more chalk in the soil, the more droughts are tolerated; any somewhat nutritious substrate; avoid heavy loam or clay as frost damage is increased enormously; somewhat tolerant of salt

Note

Tolerant of any cutting, can be trained as a hedge or for trellises (then 4-5 m tall) or as a half-size plant for ground cover; cut in spring.

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bkA853186148218	Cont, 30-40	€19.00
bkA776374004127	Cont, width 40-60	€25.00