Firethorn Choices
Best Varieties:
`Aurea' has yellow berries;
`Lalandi' grows to 20 feet, spreads to 10 feet.
`Lowboy' grows to only 2 to 3 feet for a groundcover with orange berries.
`Kasan' grows to a compact 6 feet, spreads to 7 feet with bright red-orange berries.
`Wyattii' is more tolerant of poor soils than most. Height to 10 feet, spread to 10 feet.
Hybrid forms:
`Mohave' has prolific berries;
`Red Elf' has upright branches with red berries on a rounded, compact 2 foot shrub;
`Ruby Mound' grows 3 to 4 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide.