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A mature Red Tip Photinia (Photinia × fraseri) growing in a residential garden bed

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Red Tip Photinia

Photinia × fraseri · Shrub

Red Tip Photinia is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 10–15 ft × 8–12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in spring.

USDA zones
7-9
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
10–15 ft × 8–12 ft
Spacing
5–8 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Maintenance
Medium
Soil
Well-drained, Moist
Foliage
Green, Red
Bloom color
White
Bloom season
Spring
Native to
hybrid (garden origin)

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