Scottish Bonsai Association A to Z of Bonsai Terms

Bonsai Care For Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster) (Tree Type (Outdoors)) Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster) - (Tree Type (Outdoors))    COTONEASTER (COTONEASTER) - Common garden shrub with small, dark, glossy green LEAVES, pink and white FLOWERS and orange/red berries in succession. There are two common varieties : horizintalis and microphyllus. They are EVERGREEN in milder winters and DECIDUOUS in more severe winters. Picture courtesy of Dan Barton. STYLE : Good for informal upright, slanting, semi-cascade, cascade, root-over-rock, clasped to rock, twin trunk and CLUMP. WARNING : Protect from temperatures below -7C. Clean tools with MEths after use on cotoneaster, which contains a toxin that is highly poisonous to some other plants. Care Info COTONEASTER (COTONEASTER) - LOCATION : Position in full sun.  Protect from frost. REPOT : Every 1-3 years depending on age, in early to mid spring. SOIL : Free draining soil : 50:50 GRIT:organic. pH 6.0-8.0. PRUNE : Branch prune in late winter/early spring PRUNING. PINCH : Scissor trim new SHOOTS throughout growing season to promote twig growth. WATER : Water DAI>DAIly in growing season, sparingly in winter. FEED : Two weekly BALANCED FEED until flowering, then low nitrogen in thereafter. WARNING : Protect from temperatures below -7C. Clean tools with MEths after use on cotoneaster, which contains a toxin that is highly poisonous to some other plants. Thanks to - Dan Barton for use of the image Go To Bonsai A to Z

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