Peking Cotoneaster vs Labrador Tea - TreeTime.ca

Peking Cotoneaster vs Labrador Tea

Cotoneaster acutifolia

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Peking Cotoneaster
Labrador Tea

Peking Cotoneaster is a medium-sized shrub that is well adapted to colder climates. Best suited for use as a hedge, Peking Cotoneaster has dark green foliage that turns a stunning reddish orange in the fall.

Hardy fruit guru, Bernie Nikolai (DBG Fruit Growers), has started to recommend grafting hardy pear varieties to Peking Cotoneaster after his experiences were successful and produced fruit faster than other rootstocks. Remember to leave some nurse limbs if you try this.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Peking Cotoneaster Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: glossy upper surface
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: white, spring
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)