Botanical Name: Photinia fraseri
Common Name: Fraser's photina
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, branches spreading up and outward to form a rather dense, oval to round canopy, can become a small tree
Height 5-10'
Spread 4-8'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers moist loam, tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24); tolerates desert heat
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, elliptic/ovate, 2-5" long, serrate, new growth bronze-red, mature foliage dark green
Flowers tiny, white, in terminal, flat clusters (corymbs), 4-6" across, spring bloom
Fruit small, 1/8" red, berry-like pome
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
mainly as formal shaped filler or hedge material for its new red foliage – background mass, espalier – may be pruned into small tree
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – not very drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced in spring, plus iron; may need 2nd application in fall season
Pruning frequently head back lightly to promote new red foliage
Pests/Diseases aphids, sooty mold, powdery mildew
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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