Scarlet Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)

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Scarlet Firethorn is an uncommon escape from cultivation in North Carolina, native from Europe to China.

A large shrub, it is distinguished by its thorny branches with small ovate evergreen leaves and bright clusters of pomes that last throughout the winter.

Hyde Co., NC 12/29/09.

Scarlet Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) leaves

Hyde Co., NC 12/29/09.

	Masses of small white flowers appear in spring. Chapel Hill, NC 5/3/03.
	Hyde Co., NC 12/29/05.
	Hyde Co., NC 12/29/05.
	Chapel Hill, NC 10/23/05.
	Bark detail with spines.

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