Photinia (Stranvaesia) davidiana
Common name: Chinese photinia
Family: Rosaceae
Leaf: alternate, oblong to oblanceolate evergreen, 2-3" long, toothless margins, dull dark green, new leaves emerge with pinkish-bronze tones
Flowers: 5-petaled, white flowers, 0.3" across, blooming in compound clusters that are 3-4" wide in late May-June
Fruit: berries, dull pinkish-red
Height: 10-15'; Spread: 8-10'
Habit: upright, bushy evergreen shrub; Form: mounded
Culture: Winter hardy in USDA zones 7-9. Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture soils in full sun to part shade. Best fruiting may occur in full sun. Avoid wet, poorly drained soils. Plant in a location with god air circulation. Can be propagated by cuttings.
Uses: shrub specimen, screen, background evergreen, winter greenery, walls or fences, large hedge, slopes
Origin: China, Vietnam, Malaysia
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