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Description: Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'Photinia 'Red Robin' - Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' (latin)
Area of origin: Hybrid between Photinia glabra and Photinia serrulata. Planting a Hedge of Photinia 'Red Robin'1/ To create a hedge of Photinia 'Red Robin', you may choose seedlings with different heights depending on the desired effect and the allotted budget.
2/ Whatever your choice is, always plant after preparing and enriching the soil.
Drought periods are often synonym of water stress, so the gardener must remain vigilant and add a manual or automatic watering system. 3/ To create a screening hedge:
Pruning and maintenance of a Hedge of Photinia 'Red Robin'
Hedges are clean and beautiful when they are pruned regularly. Regular pruning and shaping can influence the growth rate and density of the hedge. Pruning and shaping of regular hedges:
Roughly cut the sides of the hedge to a same size during the first years after plantation. The base must be slightly larger than the top, so that all the branches take advantage of the sun. Remove 30 to 40% of the year's growth until the hedge has the required height and width. Prune the top only when the shrub has reached the desired height. In the meantime, cut only the side branches.
When is time to prune the hedge ?
The best moment to prune a flowering hedge is right after blooming.
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