Botanical Name: Photinia serrulata
Common Name: Chinese photinia Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape broad, dense, rounded plant with upright, spreading branches - sometimes growing to treelike proportions Height 15' - 35' Spread 15' - 35' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil likes a well-drained soil Hardiness hardy (zones 4-16, 18-22) Morphology: Leaves alternate, oblong to 8" long, glabrous, dark and leathery above, yellow-green beneath - thicker than P. fraseri; serrate margins Flowers white, small flowers in flat terminal corymbs to 6" across Fruit red berries Propagation: seed, semi-hardwood cuttings Usage: background mass, large hedge or screen, sometimes as a small tree; used for attractive new growth, flowers and form Landscape Care: Watering takes average water; can be allowed to dry toward fall months Fertilizing balanced in spring; add iron supplement 2-3X/yr if required Pruning head back or shear periodically to promote new growth or head back after flowering Pests/Diseases powdery mildew, aphids, sooty mold Special Conditions/Other Origin: China Family: Rosaceae Notes: |
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