Pyracantha coccinea 'RED COLUMN' scarlet firethorn
Pyracantha
Scarlet firethorn has long been a favourite plant due to its low-maintenance and adaptability. They are evergreen, small-leaved, and mostly thorny shrubs producing long twigs which in no time can create both a desired barrier either against animals, or an attractive hedge if sheared properly. New varieties are bred for improved resistance to common diseases, especially fungi diseases deteriorating the coloured fruit.
Red Column is a fast growing and vigorous variety of scarlet firethorn. From late summer it produces abundance of vibrant red, scab-resistant berries which are not edible nor poisonous and are eaten by the birds in winter. Its long, upright canes make it ideal for creating a hedge or a screen. Evergreen leaves are narrowly ovate, deep green, glossy, and not leathery as opposed to most evergreen shrubs. Branches have thorns serving a great barrier against animals.
You can grow firethorn as an upright shrub, trim it into a hedge, or shape it. It is not a climber so needs no support, nevertheless we suggest staking young plants to train a terminal leader. It flowers in June and produces berries on 2-years-old wood (previous year’s) so trimming should be done in early to mid-summer to avoid cutting all flowering branches.
It can take almost any soil type but will thrive in fertile, well-drained soil. Firethorn withstands pollution and is therefore often planted at motorways, in city landscapes, and near industrial estates. It can grow in full sun as well as in shade. Fully hardy to min. -27 °C (USDA zone 5b).
Last update 15-02-2022
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- 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.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- 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.
