Description
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ is a versatile evergreen suited to the UK environment. It makes a fine standard tree with a rounded growth habit which responds well to pruning. Originally from New Zealand.
The Red Robin’s stand out feature is the vibrant red new shoots in spring. Which contrast with the white blossom – unusual in an evergreen. The bright new leaves change to a deep, glossy green as they mature and are complemented with small round red berries in the summer. The RHS has given this tree an Award of Merit.
What is a standard tree?
A standard tree is a tree with a single clear stem or trunk at least 1.8m, but can be bigger.
Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ is available as a standard clear-stem tree, a multi-stem, umbrella, fully feathered tree, in pleached form, as an evergreen espalier screen and as an instant hedge.
Ideal Conditions: Chalk-free, moist but well-drained soil, sunny to semi-shaded location
Maximum Height: 6 metres
