Re: cotoneaster
- Subject: Re: cotoneaster
- From: J* S*
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:33:44 -0700 (PDT)
According to "Wescott's Plant Disease Handbook",
Cotoneasters get at least five diseases in California.
As many as 14 or so throughout the country.
According to Pasquale P. Pirone in his "Diseases and
Pests of Ornamental Plants", Cotoneaster is subject to
eight key pests (some of which may not occur in
California).
As for practical experience, I see almost NO serious
pests on the common Cotoneaster in my neck of the
woods.
This sounds a bit like so many books that say "roses
are subject to hundreds of diseases and pests", which
is literally true. But it would be a rare rose that
would find itself so fraught with pain.
The only serious problem I ever see with Cotoneasters
is that they are too frequently planted in the wrong
location. Of the many species and cultivars, why is
it that BIG ones are planted in SMALL spaces?!
Joe
--- kgkg1010@aol.com wrote:
> Heidi Gildemeister's book states that Cotoneaster is
> a host to several pests
> and diseases. Has anyone had problems with
> cotoneaster? Which pests and
> diseases is it a host to?
> Kathleen
> Redding, CA - north end of the hot dry Sacramento
> Valley
>
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Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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