1. Bullate cotoneaster, puckered-leaf cotoneaster

2. Deciduous shrub style such as azalea, cotoneaster, etc.

3. Cotoneaster acutifolius, Rhamnus parvifolia and Clematis fruticosa which can adapt to special habitats showed independent distribution patterns.

4. Apple scab is caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis.It infects Crabapples and apples (Malus spp.), mountain ash (Sorbus spp.), pear (Pyrus communis) and Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster spp.).The apple scab fungus has several host-specific strains that can cause disease on one type of plant but not any other.

5. In early 2001 an unprecedented flock of 500 waxwings spent four winter months devouring cotoneaster berries in Belfast's city parks and housing estates.