Photinia davidiana
Common name:
Chinese Stranvaesia
Pronunciation:
fo-TIN-ee-a da-vid-i-A-na
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
Stranvaesia davidiana
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 6-20 ft (1.8-6 m), wide spreading, informal. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic-ovate, 5-13 cm long, entire, lustrous dark green, grooved petiole. Flowers white, 6 mm across, in small clusters. Fruit red, about 6 mm diam., may persist a long time.
- Sun. Prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acid, organic soil. Susceptible to fireblight.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6 Native to western China
- A low growing form, P. d. var. undulata, is also available.
- Sometimes confused with the Willowleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius), but the leaves on that plant have a winkled upper surface (rugose). The leaf surfaces of Chinese Stranvaesia are smooth, additionally vigorous stems have claw-like stipules at the base of the petioles.
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