Pyracantha fortuneana

atalantioides), and the Chinese firethorn (P. fortuneana), all of which are from China and bear clusters of scarlet fruits. The Formosa firethorn (P. koidzumii), from Taiwan, is densely branched, with red-purple young twigs and orange-scarlet fruit. The Himalayan, or Nepalese, firethorn (P. crenulata) grows up to 6 metres…