Botanical Name: Photinia fraseri Black Jack
Common Names: Red Tip Photinia,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Fast growing evergreen shrub with glossy green foliage and attractive deep maroon coloured new growth. White flowers are produced in spring followed by red berries. Grows approx 4m tall x 1.5m wide. Responds well to pruning and can be hedged to whatever height you desire. Widely used for screening.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Verge, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Purple, Red
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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