30 Pyracantha Fruit

Firethorn the common name for pyracantha is an evergreen shrub that s so easy to grow and so useful in the landscape that it really deserves to be used more often. More upright than the species with huge clusters of dark red fruit.

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Pyracantha fruit!!!

It produces showstopping clusters of bright red or orange berries beginning in late fall. It is noted for attracting wildlife. It is hardy to zone uk 6. Vase shaped plant to 15 feet tall 10 feet wide.

I have heard that the pyracantha is related to the apple and that the fruit berries is edible. Seeds that are chewed and crushed while raw will release cyanogenic glycosides. It is in leaf all year in flower in june. Pyracantha crenatoserrata pyracantha fortuneana pyracantha yunnanensis zones ms ls cs.

Limber branches make it a good choice for espalier. Orange to coral berries last through winter. The fruit of pyracantha are classified as pomes. Later in the year the berries add bright pops of color to a quiet winter landscape.

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