Chinese Photinia Photinia serrulata

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Photinia

  Species:

  serrulata

  Family:

  Rosaceae

  Wildlife Value:

  Fruits are food source for birds

  Play Value:

  Edible fruit

  Wildlife Food Source

  Dimensions:

  Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Shrub

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Vase

  Growth Rate:

  Medium

  Texture:

  Coarse

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  Very Dry

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Edible

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Fruit Type:

  Pome

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  0.2 in. red fruit in late summer to fall

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  > 6 inches

  Flower Description:

  White flowers on 4-7 in. corymbs in spring;

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Green

  Purple/Lavender

  Leaf Feel:

  Leathery

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Lustrous dark green leaves; new leaves are apple green to bronze-tinged; reddish purple new leaves mature to dark green

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Black

  Surface/Attachment:

  Patchy

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Recreational Play Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Edible Garden

  Attracts:

  Songbirds