Is Bearberry Cotoneaster deer resistant?
Cotoneaster dammeri
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 5–8LightFull sunMature height12–12 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Bearberry Cotoneaster
A flat evergreen carpet studded with red berries, useful over walls and on banks. Susceptible to fireblight, which kills whole branches back suddenly.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Bearberry Cotoneaster
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Bearberry Cotoneaster grows
Hardy across most of these 49 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Bearberry Cotoneaster
- Is Bearberry Cotoneaster deer resistant?
- Bearberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Bearberry Cotoneaster grow in?
- Bearberry Cotoneaster is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Bearberry Cotoneaster grow in shade?
- No. Bearberry Cotoneaster wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Bearberry Cotoneaster get?
- Mature height is roughly 12–12 in. Growth rate is moderate.