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PHOTINIA serratifolia CRUNCHY® 'Rev100'
Taiwanese photinia , Chinese Photinia
- Type of products available: 0/1/1P9
- Protection : COV EU 43677
Main asset
Vigorous evergreen shrub, solid, more hardy than the fraseri hybrids and a little more tolerant to calcareous soils. Chocolate color of the young leaves very unusual.
Remarks
Photinia are evergreen shrubs of East Asian origin. serrula (synonym serratifolia) is a species with serrated leaves, with a stronger growth than the fraseri (can become a small tree). CRUNCHY® 'Rev100' is not sensitive to powdery mildew.
Serrulated Photinia is a Taiwanese species, vigorous, with stronger branches but less branched than Photinia x fraseri hybrids, and large, leathery, serrated leaves. CRUNCHY® 'Rev100' is a recent selection of Ets Jean-Pierre Fauré (Revel, near Toulouse, France), with young coppery leaves becoming chocolate brown then dark green in summer. Flowering takes place in spring, in large corymbs of white melliferous flowers, followed by small bright pink berries.
- Uses: Defensive hedges, occultation hedges, windbreak hedges
Global caracteristics:
- Type of foliage: evergreen
- Habit: erected
- Height: 3.5 m x 2.5 m (11 ft x 8 ft)
- Growth: fast
- Flowering period: May-June
- Époque de fructification : Autumn
Shape and colours:
- Foliage shape: oval dentated
- Foliage colour: dark green
- Flowers shape: Corymb
- Flowers colour: white
- Forme des fruits : berries
- Couleur des fruits : pink
Plantation:
- Soil type: drained
- Exposure: sun, part-shade
- Hardiness: - 15 °C (5 °F - USDA zone 7b)