Cotoneaster integrifolius
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Cotoneaster integrifolius is a species of Cotoneaster
that is a low growing shrub. It has been grown as ornamental plants in gardens and public rock gardens. It has been introduced to Ireland, but has become naturalised. It produces a red berry-like pome
fruit that are an important food source for birds that disperse the seeds in their droppings. They are sometimes grown as a hedge for home security.
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region , with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas...
that is a low growing shrub. It has been grown as ornamental plants in gardens and public rock gardens. It has been introduced to Ireland, but has become naturalised. It produces a red berry-like pome
Pome
In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae.A pome is an accessory fruit composed of one or more carpels surrounded by accessory tissue...
fruit that are an important food source for birds that disperse the seeds in their droppings. They are sometimes grown as a hedge for home security.