Chinese Stranvaesia         fo-TIN-ee-a (stran-VE-zi-a) da-vid-i-A-na

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 6-20 ft (1.8-6 m), wide spreading, informal.  Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic-ovate, 5-13 cm long, entire, lustrous dark green, grooved petiole.  Flowers white, 6 mm across, in small clusters.  Fruit red, about 6 mm diam., may persist a long time.
• Sun.   Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acid, organic soil.  Susceptible to fireblight.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6      Native to western China.
• Students sometime confuse it with the Willowleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius), but the leaves on that plant have a winkled upper surface (rugose).  The leaf surfaces of Chinese Stranvaesia are smooth, additionally vigorous stems have claw-like stipules at the base of the petioles.
• Corvallis: northeast corner of Harrison and 25th St.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: northwest corner of Waldo Hall.