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Michael Dirr
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| Photinia serrulata |
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate to dry conditions.
Dirr says: "does not tolerate well soils."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 6 to Zone 9
Dirr says: "The most cold hardy of the popularly grown photinias."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.
Dirr says: "small tree or enormous multi-stemmed evergreen shrub that tends to engulf every structure or plant in close proximity. 20 to 25' (30') high, about 2/3's that in spread, the largest of the commonly cultivated photinias; a 50 to 60' high specimen resides at the Bath Botanic Garden. Bark is blackish often exfoliating in large scales, relatively attractive."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Spring
Dirr says: "flowers are really foul smelling; each flower 1/3" across, borne in a 4 to 7" wide panicle; contrast handsomely with the young foliage; early to mid-April; flowers last a good two weeks; open ahead of P. x fraseri and P. glabra."
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Foliage:
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "New leaves emerge green to bronze to reddish purple soon turning lustrous dark green; very handsome for the new leaves coincide with the flower; start to emerge in early to mid-March (Athens, GA) depending on weather; usually a few reddish leaves present during winter."
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Fruit:
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Color:
Red
Season(s):
Summer, Fall, Winter
Dirr says: "Globose, 1/4" diameter, red pome which matures in late summer and persists through spring of the following year, the large panicles of red are quite effective in the winter landscape; may turn black with time but this has not been the situation with plants I have observed"
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as an ornamental plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "Large hedge or privacy screen, can be used in groupings; can be used as small tree. Often used erroneously on the corners of small buildings. Have seen it used around large campus building and it tends to soften some of the harsh architectural lines."
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Photinia serrulata is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | American Canyon, CA | | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | Baltimore, MD | | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | Charlottesville, VA | | College Point, NY | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dublin, CA | East Elmhurst, NY | | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | Easton, PA | | Ecorse, MI | El Cerrito, CA | Elmhurst, NY | | Emmaus, PA | Essex, CA | Fairfield, CA | | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | Forest Falls, CA | | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | Fremont, CA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Hamtramck, MI | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | | Highland Park, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | Ludlow, CA | | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | Maspeth, NY | | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | Middle Village, NY | | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | Moreno Valley, CA | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newark, CA | | Newport News, VA | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Oakley, CA | Oakville, CA | | Olmito, TX | Orinda, CA | Parkville, MD | | Penitas, TX | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | | Philadelphia, PA | Pikesville, MD | Pinole, CA | | Pinon Hills, CA | Pittsburg, CA | Pleasanton, CA | | Pope Valley, CA | Port Costa, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | River Rouge, MI | Rosedale, MD | Saratoga, CA | | Soquel, CA | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | | Taylor, MI |
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