Cotoneaster franchetii

Semi-evergreen shrub to c. 3 m high with arching branches; new growth tomentose. Leaves simple, elliptic to ovate, mostly 20–35 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, base cuneate, apex acute to acuminate, mucronate, upper surface dark green, shiny, hairy when young, but becoming glabrous, lower surface paler, yellow- to grey-tomentose; veins conspicuous on upper surface; petiole 1–3 mm long; stipules linear-lanceolate, membranous. Inflorescence a 5–15-flowered cluster; pedicels 1–2 mm long, tomentose. Sepals 5, pubescent; petals 5, suborbicular, 3–4 mm long, clawed, pink. Pome ovoid, 6–8 mm diam., glabrescent, bright orange-red; seeds usually 3. Flowers mainly spring–summer.