What is Photinia?

Photinia is a family of both green and deciduous plants belonging to the family rosaceae or roses. Most of them have small, toothed oval leaves that are red on the tip and thorny branches. Their small, five petals of flowers bloom in clusters in early summer and in the autumn there are bright red berries. They come from Thailand, Japan and India, but they are grown as a landscape race or hedge across North America and Europe. These plants are often called several different names, including a common emerald, a hundredcur ahead of the Hebrew character and a feathered thorn. As soon as the bushes develop a good root system, they are very tolerant of drought and dry soil. They prefer a rich, well -drained soil and benefit from adding a well rotting compost. Members of the family benefit from frequent pruning, which increases these rapidly growing plants and also stimulates the growth of new branches.

If these shrubs are not regularly trimmed, they will grow to a height of about 18 feet (5.5 m) and up to 12 feet (3.7 m) in width. When planting more than one Photinia , at least 7 or 8 feet should be placed to provide enough air circulation. This helps to prevent many different types of diseases, including mold and rust. It will also discourage slugs and snails, as well as many other types of pests.

Photinia is prone to damage by many different types of harmful insects, although aphids most likely cause serious damage. These mistakes can be many different colors and are very small. The easiest way to control aphids is spraying the infested plants with a strong spray of water from the garden hose. Once the aphids are knocked out of plants, it is a velkožko to find their way back to them.

All varieties Photinia are sterile and produce no seeds. The easiest way to promote new plants is from STEM chains. They can be taken from the sofa chainsOr hardwood, although soft wood cuts tend to be easier to take root and grow faster. They should be taken at the end of spring or early summer and should easily go out of the branch. Soft slices are fine and should be maintained well connected until they are rooted.

Hardwood cuts are usually taken in winter while the plant is sleeping. Photinia should have no new growth and cuttings should be taken from solid branches. These types of cuttings are slower for roots slower growth, but are generally harder than soft wood cuttings and are more likely to resist damage and illness as soon as they are planted in the ground.