General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 - 20 feet, possibly 35 feet
Plant Spread: 9 - 16 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: New foliage emerges in shades of bronze, salmon and coppery-red.
Fruit: Other: 1/4 inch green berries, maturing to red and then brownish-purple.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Chinese Photinia
  • Chinese Hawthorn
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Photinia serratifolia
  • Synonym: Photinia serrulata

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Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: February 8, 2023
Chinese Photinia # 161 nn; LHB p. 510, 95-18-?, "Greek, ' shining
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: February 8, 2023
Chinese Photinia # 161 nn; LHB p. 510, 95-18-?, "Greek, ' shining
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: March 6, 2020
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-03-20
Photinia serrulata
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: May 21, 2022
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: 2016-08-16
Immature berries of a Chinese Photinia.
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Location: Osaka, Japan
Date: May
Photo by KENPEI
Location: Osaka, Japan
Date: May
Photo by KENPEI
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: 2016-06-27
Watecolor filter. Immature berries of a Chinese Photinia.
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