Hard Pruning Red Tip Photinia

Photinia red robin is grown for the spectacular new red foliage. Cut back each stem to just above an outward facing bud to encourage more new brilliant red.

Help For Red Tip Bush Tree

Hard pruning red tip photinia

The biggest attraction of this shrub is its colorful red leaves in the new shoots. The photinia red robin is a shrub that supports strong pruning very well. It can be a good choice for hedges and privacy screens in areas where deer are a problem as these animals tend to leave the shrub alone.

Prune back quite hard after the foliage has faded to a dull bronze. Photinia responds well to hard pruning rejuvenation pruning but give it some time to recuperate between hard prunings. Good air circulation reduces the risk of any fungus attacking the shrub.

Rake the cuttings leaves and debris from under and around the red tip photinia. 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. Red tip photinia photinia x fraseri is very tolerant of pruning and can be cut back fairly severely without harming the plant but there is a significant catch.

Taking into account these two aspects and looking for the photinia to develop vigorously from the beginning of spring we will perform a strong pruning of all its branches not flush with the bush you must leave at least 20 cm of stem on the ground. This is a fungus which grows on red robin and can cause severe leaf loss. Keep a bottle of insecticidal soap or horticultural oil on hand and use them according to the label instructions at the first sign of insects.

The only problem with hard pruning is that the tender new growth is susceptible to scales and aphids. Shape the red tip photinia so there is air flow between the shrub and neighboring plants. Discolored leaves are usually not fungal disease.

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