Red Tip Photinia

Native to Asia, Red Tip Photinia (P. x fraseri) is a hybrid between Photinia glabra (Japanese Photinia) and Photinia serratifolia (Chinese Photinia). Red Tip is a shrub that typically grows 10-12 ft tall but may reach 15 ft. New growth in spring is burgundy. It produces clusters of unpleasant smelling white flowers in spring or summer and is widely grown as a hedge. Red Tip Photinia is susceptible to fungal diseases when conditions are wet and humid. Entomosporium maculatum fungus is a particular threat and so severe that the plant’s landscape use is gradually disappearing in the South.