Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' (Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy')

Botanical name

Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy'

Other names

Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy', Chinese hawthorn 'Pink Crispy', Oriental photinia 'Pink Crispy', Taiwanese photinia 'Pink Crispy', Cratageus serratifolia 'Pink Crispy', Photinia serrulata 'Pink Crispy', Photinia serratifolia 'Oploo5'

Genus

Photinia Photinia

Variety or Cultivar

'Pink Crispy' _ 'Pink Crispy' is an upright, bushy, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with oblong to lance-shaped, toothed, glossy, mottled, dark green leaves, bright reddish-pink when young. Flattened panicles of small white flowers in late spring and early summer are followed by spherical red fruit.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Upright

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Colour

Flower

White in Spring; White in Summer

Foliage

Reddish pink in Spring; Light green, Dark-green, Mottled in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Vine weevil

Specific diseases

Fireblight , Leaf spot

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' (Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy') will reach a height of 1.75m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich, free-draining soil in full sun to partial shade. Prefers acid to neutral soil but will tolerate alkaline conditions. Protect from cold, drying winds. Will tolerate hard pruning.

Soil type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' (Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy')

Common pest name

grape ground pearl

Scientific pest name

Margarodes vitis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

5

General biosecurity comments

Main pathway; Vitis spp. plants for planting; already prohibited. However; further consideration of other pathways is required.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' (Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy')

Common pest name

Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance

Scientific pest name

Hoplolaimus spp.

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' (Chinese photinia 'Pink Crispy')

Common pest name

Cedar-Quince rust; Quince rust; Rust of apple; Rust of juniper; Rust of quince

Scientific pest name

Gymnosporangium clavipes

Type

Fungus

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

EU regulated rust disease which helps mitigate against introduction. A review of EU regulations will help to ensure that all hosts are regulated.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/