#726 most planted
Photinia serrulata
Chinese photinia · also Taiwanese photinia
BroadleafEvergreen
564
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
4
cities
1.9 in
median trunk (5 cm, 550 measured)
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Photinia serrulata is an evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green leaves and bronze to reddish-purple new foliage. It produces showy, prolific white spring flowers that may have an unpleasant odor, followed by small red berries that attract birds. This species is noted for its drought tolerance.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4340.13%—1.6 in
- 950.06%—1.9 in
- 240.01%35 yr7.5 in
- 110.01%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 3.1 in, 90th percentile 5.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Photinia in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
