Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' (Christmas berry 'Cassini')

Botanical name

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini'

Other names

Christmas berry 'Cassini', Red-tipped photinia 'Cassini', Fraser photinia 'Cassini', Photina 'Pink Marble', Photinia x fraseri 'Pink Marble'

Genus

Photinia Photinia

Variety or Cultivar

'Cassini' _ 'Cassini' is an upright to spreading, evergreen shrub with red new shoots and leathery, lance-shaped to elliptic, red leaves with pink margins when young, turning green with pink margins and finally maturing to green with white margins and silver splashes. Small white flowers bloom in mid- to late spring.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Spreading, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

White in Spring

Foliage

Red, Pink in Spring; Green, Pink in Summer; White, Green 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 methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' (Christmas berry 'Cassini') will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich, free-draining soil in full sun to partial shade. 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

Exposed, Sheltered

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

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' (Christmas berry 'Cassini')

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 x fraseri 'Cassini' (Christmas berry 'Cassini')

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.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' (Christmas berry 'Cassini')

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.

About this section

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