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Common Name: Firethorn

Species Name: Pyracantha coccinea

Family Name: Rosaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Asia Minor
Sun Preference Full Sun

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 18-foot diameter, 18-foot height
    • Leaves: Simple, alternate, evergreen, narrow elliptic to lanceolate, 1-2.5 inches long, crenulate-serrulate

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone
Notes Vigorous grower that needs room or lots of pruning, beautiful fruit all winter long

 

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