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Other common names Christmas berry 'Red Robin'
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Family Rosaceae
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Genus Photinia can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves and panicles of small white flowers, usually followed by red berries
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Details 'Red Robin' is a dense medium-sized evergreen shrub of erect habit, with glossy, elliptic leaves to 10cm in length, bright red when young, later dark green. Flowers creamy-white, rather sparse
How to grow
Cultivation Grows best in fertile, humus-rich soil in sun or partial shade
Propagation Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types Hedging & Screens Low Maintenance
How to care
Pruning Pruning group 1
Pests The leaves may be eaten by vine weevil
Diseases May be affected by fireblight and a leaf spot