Plant: Mohave - Pyracantha
Pyracantha · Pyracantha coccinea 'Mohave'
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Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Mohave is a vigorous firethorn selection growing about 12 feet tall and wide, with arching, open, thorny branches and glossy dark green evergreen to semi-evergreen leaves. Tight corymbs of small white flowers open in spring and early summer and are followed by a heavy set of big orange-red berries that hold well into winter and feed birds when other food is scarce. It is resistant to fire blight and scab, unlike many older firethorns, and NCSU also notes low flammability for this clone. It takes full sun, clay to sandy soil and hot dry conditions, is moderately salt tolerant and deer resistant, and is used for hedges, screens, banks and espaliers. The stems carry sharp spines, so site it away from paths.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 12 ft tall and 12 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Mohave is a vigorous firethorn selection growing about 12 feet tall and wide, with arching, open, thorny branches and glossy dark green evergreen to semi-evergreen leaves. Tight corymbs of small white flowers open in spring and early summer and are followed by a heavy set of big orange-red berries that hold well into winter and feed birds when other food is scarce. It is resistant to fire blight and scab, unlike many older firethorns, and NCSU also notes low flammability for this clone. It takes full sun, clay to sandy soil and hot dry conditions, is moderately salt tolerant and deer resistant, and is used for hedges, screens, banks and espaliers. The stems carry sharp spines, so site it away from paths.
- Fruit
- Large orange-red pomes in tight clusters that colour in autumn and last well into winter.
- Native range
- Southern Central and Southern Europe to Iran
