Pruning: Prune your Photinia Red Robin as needed to maintain its desired shape and size. Regular pruning can also encourage the growth of new red foliage. Pruning is typically done in late spring or early summer after the flowering period. Foliage: The most distinctive feature of Photinia Red Robin is its striking new foliage, which emerges as bright red or bronze-red leaves before maturing to glossy green. This vibrant coloration is especially pronounced in spring but can appear periodically throughout the year. If you want unusual foliage, the 'Red Robin' is the perfect choice. The elliptic leaves are finely serrated at their margins and fresh foliage shoots through as a brilliant red colour. The leaves mature to a dark green, but as new foliage continues to emerge red you get a real contrast of colours over the spring period. Mid-spring also sees the arrival of clusters of pretty white flowers, which add further interest. Come autumn, the leaves mature to a bronzed green, which adds great interest over the winter months. Types of Photinia Red Robin plants you can buy and when to plant them There are three different ways you can buy Red Robin in our Nursery Pots or containers: Photinia Red Robin is a versatile and visually appealing plant that can be used as a specimen shrub, a hedge, or a screen. With proper care and maintenance, it can be a vibrant and attractive addition to your garden or landscape.

For more on the various species, including photos, growing advice and where to buy them, go to RHS Find a Plant and search for ‘Photinia’.Photinia Red Robin Hedge Plants DescriptionIf you're looking for year-round interest in your garden, Photinia Red Robin is the hedging plant for you. With clusters of delicate white flowers and vivid, scarlet leaves in spring that transform into a striking deep green in winter, Photinia Red Robin will truly stand out in your garden. CONTAINS MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI - A naturally occuring organism, Mycorrhizal Fungi has been benefiting plants in our world for millions of years. Rootgrow is a granular feed that is commonly used to promote vigourous and robust growth, even in poor soils We will deliver to you in our local area and we will be pleased to arrange this with you whilst you are visiting our Nursery or via the phone. We also provide a planting service. Planting service Smaller plants should be planted at a distance of 50cm apart in a single row. Larger plants won’t need to be planted as close, but how close will depend on how soon you want your hedge to look full. Preparation before planting

The plants should be planted deep enough to cover the roots. They do not like to be planted too deep as this may kill them or stunt their growth. Photinia fraseri 'Red Robin' offers year round interest with its vivid red leaves. In spring it has further interest with clusters of white flowers. A fantastic screening tree, hedge or ornamental specimen. The considerations that guide pot sizes are water, nutrition, drainage, wind and mobility with a general rule of thumb of bigger is better. Ask two different experts on pot sizes and get four different opinions. The size that is best for you depends on what you want to achieve. The best we can offer is a mature Red Robin at around 4m tall will likely need around 150 litres which is more than one person can lift on their own. If you live in a windy area, you will need a larger container or need to use alternative measures to keep it from blowing over such as weighting the pot, tying the pot or tree down, using sheltered areas or even partially burying it. You either want the branches to knit together or you don't e.g. hedging/screening v's specimen/ornamental trees. It is not a good idea to have branch tips being moved in strong winds and causing damage to other young growth nearby. So if planting them as ornamental stand-alone trees, plant 5m or more apart or prune to keep them separate. Another reason for your leaves not looking healthy is hunger and your hedge may need a granule or liquid feed with high nitrogen or some poultry manure pellets.Mature Height and Width: Consider the mature height and width of the Photinia Red Robin variety you are planting. Some varieties can grow taller and wider than others. Be sure to choose a spacing that allows the plants to reach their mature size without crowding or excessive pruning. We don’t sell Red Robin bare rooted at the moment as we feel they are better coming from a pot or root wrapped as there more likely to grow into a stronger plant and less chance of the plant dying. Planting tips Distance apart: Red Robin doesn’t like to be lying in water so if the area you want to plant them in is wet, you may need to consider draining the ground or making a mound/ditch of top soil on top of the ground and plant them into this. Before planting, it's a good idea to lay out the hedge with stakes and string to visualize the spacing and alignment. This can help you achieve the desired look for your Photinia Red Robin hedge. Additionally, consider the growth rate of the plants and how long it will take for them to reach your desired hedge height and density. This is a hardy, beautiful full standard (clear stemmed) tree with the evergreen foliage of the Photinia.Red Robin has bright red leaves in early Spring. Further red growth is encouraged by gentle trimming. It grows at up to 30cm per year, and can reach a height and spread of 5m in its lifetime.

We have now started using a new type of pot with many of our trees, and these new containers are called 'slot pots'. This type of pot is much better than the conventional container because it is specifically designed to stop the roots from spiraling in the pot, and thus preventing the tree from becoming pot bound. The slot pots create a healthy root system that is perfect for re-planting, which therefore encourages your newly-planted trees to settle into their new environment. For the first year, water well and regularly in spring and summer. Increase watering in hot or dry weather. When planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. We sell irrigation kits for use in the ground or in pots. P. serratifolia Pink Crispy– bright pink young leaves that are later marbled light and dark green. White flowers in summer, followed by small red fruits. When Photinia Red Robin hedging is grown in a sunny spot they will often produce a generous number of ivory flowers that turn a dusky pink and provide added interest during mid to late Spring. This is ideal for gardeners who wish to add a touch of colour and elegance to their gardens. Planting Tips for Photinia Red Robin HedgingThere are several species to choose from, offering colourful seasonal foliage displays, clusters of small white flowers and red berries. They suit many styles of garden, either formal or informal, large or small, and can be grown as specimen trees or shrubs, hedgesand wall shrubs.