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I am trying to point out that replacing a Buckthorn with a Cotoneaster will work in a border planting, but not as a narrow hedge plant. I am also pointing out that the form of the Buckthorn did not work effectively in the picture above and replacing it with a different form would be a better solution than to mimick it.
The point is that sometimes we get in the habit of using certain plants when they may not be the right plant for the particular circumstance. If we have to rethink using Buckthorn, it might be a good time to rethink the form of the plant for the circumstance while we are at it. Rather than having a single one form fits all substitution, it may depend on exactly what we are trying to do with it.
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