. . . "Cotoneaster franchetii (Franchet's Cotoneaster) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand.It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are oval-acute, 2\u20133.5 centimetres (0.79\u20131.38 in) long and 1\u20131.5 centimetres (0.39\u20130.59 in) broad, shiny green above, pubescent below with dense whitish to yellowish hairs."@en . . . . . . . .