[Download] 60 Dwarf Photinia Red Robin
Photinia red robin is grown for the spectacular new red foliage.
Dwarf photinia red robin. Good regular pruning will enhance its beauty. Article by david marks the technical name for this shrub is photinia x fraseri red robin. Prune back quite hard after the foliage has faded to a dull bronze. Photinia little red robin hedge plants description. Dwarf photinia photinia x fraseri nana select. Tree red robin tree or shrub is one of the most spectacular evergreens for foliage effect. Photinia fraseri red robin is highly sought after for its striking evergreen foliage.
During the spring the photinia also has small white flowers that produce red fruits that often last into the winter. Vibrant red new growth throughout the year produces small white flowers late spring. If anything the new leaves on this evergreen hedging variety are even more bright red than on the red robin plant and as a result it makes a great impact when smothered in new growth in spring and summer and continues to look quite red right through winter. The red tip photinia photinia x fraseri is a popular shrub used as a fence row in the eastern half of north america the oval leaves of photinia plants start out red but turn into the dark ever green after a couple weeks to a month. It can also be shaped it a small specimen tree. Dwarf photinia photinia x fraseri nana select young plug plant height of plant. Pruning throughout the year helps to encourage this spectacular foliage.
Everything about this plant is a smaller version of red robin with smaller. In addition red robin produces attractive ivory white flowers in april may making it a great tree for year round interest. Bright red new spring foliage contrast against the mature leaves that have turned a gorgeous glossy green. This superb new photinia is a dwarf form of photinia redrobin with all features in perfect proportion to the larger plant but the colourful young foliagepossibly even more spectacular. Perfect hedging plant with a dense growth habit for best results plant 50 60 cm apart. Plant in a sunny partly shaded position in the garden mulch well and water regularly until the plant is established tolerates mild frost once established. Dwarf photinia photinia x fraseri nana select young plug plant height of plant.
Unit price available starting from 10 units purchased. Slower growing so makes a spectacular low hedge or small shrub as photinia red robin it will need protection from severe cold during its first winters. Photinia x fraseri is named because it was first discovered as a seedling in fraser nurseries in birmingham alabama in 1943.