Photinia serratifolia Crunchy

<strong>Photinia is a bush primarily used as a hedge plant</strong> due to the density of <strong>its large glossy leaves that emerge red or bronze in spring and with each regrowth following pruning.</strong> <strong>It also makes a lovely small ornamental tree</strong> with shiny foliage and a very graceful rounded habit. Simply remove the lower branches and clear the base of the main branches to highlight its branches. It adapts equally well to being shaped into <strong>topiary balls or columns</strong>, <strong>and grows very well in pots</strong>. Additionally, it has other advantages. The leaves turn scarlet in autumn while the frothy clusters of fragrant, melliferous white flowers adorn the branches in May-June if pruning is well-timed. Their growth is very rapid, around 50 to 60 cm per year from the second year of planting. They also tolerate 1 to 3 prunings per year, allowing for more frequent enjoyment of the colourful regrowth. [caption id="attachment_44930" align="aligncenter" width="1172"]<img class="size-full wp-image-44930" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Photinia-floraison.jpg" alt="Photinia" width="1172" height="780" /> Beautiful umbel flowering of Photinia.[/caption] They easily form windbreaks, privacy screens, or low hedges depending on the vigour of the chosen varieties. <strong>Feel free to try new cultivars such as <em>P. serratifolia</em> ‘Pink Crispy’</strong> with its finely dentate bright pink young leaves or <em>Photinia x fraseri</em> <em>'Carré Rouge'</em>, which has the advantage of retaining the bright red colour of its latest shoots throughout the year. The latter are highlighted by the older bright green, finely serrated foliage, whose brilliance is accentuated by the undulations of the lamina. These specimens easily fit into a small garden with their modest dimensions not exceeding 2 m in height and 1 m in width.