23+ Red Tip Photinia Care

Photinia fraseri commonly known as fraser s photinia or red tip photinia is an evergreen shrub with new leaves that grow in burgundy making a striking contrast with its dark green mature foliage. Red tip photinia will grow to a height of 10 to 12 feet and requires pruning during the spring and summer months to keep the hedge shape.

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Red tip photinia care

Care of red tip photinia. New growth displays on the shrub with red leaves for two to four weeks before the leaves turn deep green. You can shape a plant or trim a hedge as needed but this is best done during winter when the plant is dormant.

It is also important to make sure it doesn t grow to dense. Red tip photinias are evergreen shrubs that are very popular with landscape gardeners due to their attractive green and red foliage and also because this plant is very easy to care for. Plants should not be pruned in their first three years.

Red tipped photinia is a fast grower so it needs to be pruned on a regular basis if you want to control its size and achieve an attractive shape. Be sure to provide a well drained soil so that it isn t too wet. It is important to provide the red tip photinia with a few basics to maintain a healthy plant and avoid photinia disease.

Also known as fraser photonia it is an excellent low maintenance shrub for hedges and privacy screens. Select a planting location for the red tip photinia that is well draining and has full sunlight conditions. Trimming red tip photinia will give your plant the size and shape that you require and will as stated before encourage the growth of those lovely red tips.

A red tip plant has a naturally pleasing shape and needs little pruning. Pruning photinia properly can increase air circulation and access to sunlight which the plant needs for energy. In this article we shall look at the planting instructions besides some red tip photinia care tips.

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