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Chinese stranvaesia, David's photinia

Stranvaesia davidiana (Photinia davidiana)
Stranvaesia davidiana (Photinia davidiana)

Chinese stranvaesia, David's photinia

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
1.5-4m x 1.5-3m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
taller shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES
+
multicoloured:
green a red
BLOOMING TIME
May - June
LOCATION
full sun		 FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming
USDA zone (lowest)
6   (down to -23°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

white
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Evergreen broadleaf
Rarities
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
NOT IN STOCK? WHY NOT TO TRY A SIMILAR ONE:
Photinia x fraseri Photinia x fraseri
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

David's photinia / Chinese stranvaeasia is an evergreen shrub whose close relative is a garden hybrid photinia Red Robin. It comes from China and Vietnam and has better cold resistance and narrower leaves. They are deep green and glossy but emerge dark burgundy red in the spring. Before autumn some portion of older foliage inside the plant gains bright carmine red and orange colour. In the autumn the leaves at tips of the branches turn deep burgundy red again.

The natural shape of Chinese photinia is rather prostrate with long, slightly arching branches. To maintain a dense shrub we recommend pruning it every year in mid spring. Grow it in full sun. It likes acidic, moist but well drained soil with high contents of organic matter. Mulching provides consistent moisture throughout the year and is necessary in colder areas. Watering is a must before and during winter unless the soil is frozen. Hardy to -23°C (USDA zone 6), in protected areas to -27°C (zone 5) where some branch tips may be damaged by frost but recover in the spring.

Last update 29-10-2009