Photinia Red Robin hedge - see 15 cm - h 70-80 cm

Photinia Red Robin hedge (Fotinia - Rosaceae) for the garden. The plant is 70/80 cm tall. The pot is 15 cm.
General information: evergreen shrub or small tree that can reach 3-4 metres in height; it is a hybrid, the plants used for hybridisation are P. glabra, originally from Japan, and P. serrulata, originally from China. It is a rounded, leafy shrub with thin, well-branched stems; the leaves are oval or lanceolate, bright red when they sprout, then become dark green; even during autumn and winter some leaves can take on an orange colour. At the beginning of spring it produces numerous small white flowers, gathered in corymbs, delicately scented. In summer it is possible to see some small reddish berries on the plants. There are numerous cultivars, with leaves of particularly bright colours; the most cultivated is certainly P.xfraseri "Red Robin". These shrubs are widely used in hedges, but are also suitable as single specimens or in a mixed border. After flowering, it is advisable to prune the longer branches, so as to keep the shrub dense and well branched even in the lower part; it is also possible to let the plant develop freely, or as a small tree, so as to obtain a small tree with a rounded crown.