Fraser Photinia
Photinia x fraseri
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
▲▼ mature plants
▲ flowers and fruit
▲▼ red foliage of new growth
▲▼ red foliage of new growth
▲ leaves and twigs
Location on campus: in garden area on north side of Karls Hall
Photinia x fraseri: Fraser Photinia, Red-tip Photinia
· leaves alternate, semi-evergreen to evergreen or deciduous, simple, ovate with serrate margins; 2-4" long and 1/2 as wide, leaves emerge bright red, turning bright green as they mature; glabrous except petiole; leaf undersides paler green
· stems slender, brown to greenish brown with prominent lenticels; may have cherry-like odor if bruised
· flowers small, white, in terminal clusters in mid-spring; often pruned off by shaping; some say have bad odor
· grows 10-15' tall and 2 as wide in upright shrub shape
· prefers full sun to part-shade, moist-well-drained soil (not wet); needs adequate nitrogen to avoid deficiency symptoms
· may get serious leaf disease that causes leaf drop
· marginally hardy here— may have winter die back or death in very cold winters (-10°F)
· medium to fast growth rate