Photinia
Photinia · also Christmas berry, Japanese photinia, Stranvaesia
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Photinia is a genus of small trees and large shrubs, mostly evergreen, known for their glossy leaves. They produce small, apple-shaped fruits that ripen in fall and persist through winter, serving as a food source for birds. Some species feature attractive reddish new foliage.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3320.03%—1.0 in
- 1400.09%—3.9 in
- 120.01%—1.0 in
- 40.00%—6.1 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.3 in, mean 2.6 in, 90th percentile 7.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Other Photinia in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
