Is Willowleaf Cotoneaster deer resistant?
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 6–8LightFull sunMature height24–36 inBloomSpring
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Narrow willow-like evergreen leaves and heavy red fruit on arching branches, larger than most garden cotoneasters. Fireblight is the recurring problem across the genus. It seeds into wild land in the Pacific Northwest.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 71 to 118 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Willowleaf 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 Willowleaf Cotoneaster grows
Hardy across most of these 45 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
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Willowleaf Cotoneaster
- Is Willowleaf Cotoneaster deer resistant?
- Willowleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Willowleaf Cotoneaster grow in?
- Willowleaf Cotoneaster is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Willowleaf Cotoneaster grow in shade?
- No. Willowleaf Cotoneaster wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Willowleaf Cotoneaster get?
- Mature height is roughly 24–36 in. Growth rate is fast.