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 **The U.S. National Arboretum presents Pyracantha 'Apache',a dwarf pyracantha with show-stopping bright red fruit.**The low-spreadinggrowth habit, fine-textured, glossy, dark green leaves, and high toleranceto both scab and fire blight make 'Apache' eminently desirable. Try thislittle beauty in some of your "problem" areas and anticipate rave reviews!     **'Apache'**Firethorn **Botanical Name:***Pyracantha* 'Apache' (NA 48240; PI 499831)**Family:**Rosaceae**Hardiness:**U.S.D.A. Zone 6; semi-evergreen to evergreen in U.S.D.A. Zones 7b -8**Development:**'Apache' is the result of a complex hybridization made in 1971 between*P. koidzumii* 'Victory' and a seedling selection from the cross *P.koidzumii* 'Rosedale' x *(P. fortuneana* x *P*. 'Orange Glow').Seedlings from the hybridization were artificially inoculated with fireblight under controlled conditions. 'Apache' was selected from 25 survivorsin 1977 and released by Donald R. Egolf in 1987.**Significance:**'Apache' extends the range of available growth habits of pyracanthato a compact dwarf, one-third the size of standard firethorns. It is highlytolerant to both scab and fire blight, two of the most common diseasesof pyracantha.**Description:****Height and Width:** 4.5feet tall and 6.5 feet wide at 14 years. **Habit:** Semi-evergreen to evergreen,densely branched, wide-spreading, mounded shrub with leafy thorns (spurs). **Foliage:** Small, semi-evergreento evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves. **Flowers:** Flower clusters (corymbs)are borne on spurs and short shoots all along the branches, each clustercomposed of 30-60 white to creamy white small flowers. **Fruit:**A pome. Glossy, ornamental,bright red, 1/3-inch fruit are borne in clusters along the branches. Highlytolerant to scab. Fruit ripens in late August, persists until mid-December,and is not readily eaten by wildlife.**Culture:**'Apache' will grow in any soil, but does best in a sandy loam or acontainer mix with a pH of 6.0-6.5. Grows well in full sun to partial shadethough flowering and fruiting will be better in full sun. Tolerates summerdrought.**Propagation:**Roots easily from softwood, semi-hardwood, or hardwood cuttings undermist, 1000-5000 ppm IBA solution in 4-6 weeks. Best rooting occurs in June,July, and August.**Landscape Use:**Specimen, foundation planting, barrier planting, low hedges, highwaymedians where height is of concern, embankments. Very attractive in containersor planters. **Availability:**Readily available from wholesale nurseries and some retail nurseries. 
 
**U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction** Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Department of Agriculture,Agricultural Research Service, 3501 New York Ave., N.E., Washington, DC20002
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