Is Cranberry Cotoneaster deer resistant?
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 4–7LightFull sunMature height24–36 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Cranberry Cotoneaster
Stiff horizontal branching and large red berries, good cascading over a wall. Like all cotoneasters it is prone to fireblight, which kills shoots back in sudden dead sections.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 59 to 94 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Cranberry 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 Cranberry Cotoneaster grows
Hardy across most of these 48 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
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- 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 Cranberry Cotoneaster
- Is Cranberry Cotoneaster deer resistant?
- Cranberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Cranberry Cotoneaster grow in?
- Cranberry Cotoneaster is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Cranberry Cotoneaster grow in shade?
- No. Cranberry Cotoneaster wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Cranberry Cotoneaster get?
- Mature height is roughly 24–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.