Photinia glabra: Fruit Description
Fruits are a berry-like pome that is red and isless than an inch in size.
Plant Profile: Photinia glabra
Taxonomy: Photinia glabraNames
Japanese Photinia, Red-leaf Photinia
Phonetic Spelling:foh-TIN-nee-uh GLAH-bruh
Genus:Photinia
Species:glabra
Family:Rosaceae
Japanese Photinia is a sizable evergreen shrub or a small tree that can reach heights of up to 20 feet. It typically flowers in late spring, making it the last among photinia varieties to bloom. However, its strongly scented flowers are often considered unpleasant by many. The new leaves emerge in a vibrant reddish-bronze hue, and reddish buds can be seen throughout much of the year. This plant is tolerant of alkaline soils and can withstand drought conditions, but it does not fare well in windy environments. Among the photinias, it is the least resistant to cold temperatures. Additionally, it can be cultivated as a small tree, though it may encounter issues with pests and diseases, such as leaf spot.
Form: Upright; loose, rounded
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Photinia glabra Feature Summary
Tags
#white
#evergreen
#small tree
#white flowers
#tree
#playground
#children's garden
#alkaline soil tolerant
#fantz
#cozy
#malodorus
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Photinia glabra is often confused with:
Photinia glabra Feature Summary
Fruit
Fruits are a berry-like pome that is red and isless than an inch in size.
Pome
Red/Burgundy
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
White flowers that are sometimes flushed pink have an offensive odor and are less than an inch in size. Inflorescence is a terminal cyme that is 2-4" in diameter.
White
Spring
< 1 inch
Leaves
Leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic to obovate, 2-3" long and 1/3 to 1/2 as wide, acute, cuneate, serrulate, coriaceous, and with 8-14 pairs of parallel leaf veins. Leaves are lustrous dark green in color and new growth is bronzy red.
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Alternate
Elliptical
Obovate
1-3 inches
Stem
Attributes
Attractive Flowers
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Rounded
Vase
Rapid
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
Very Dry
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Landscape
Children's Garden
Recreational Play Area
Bark
Smooth
Photinia glabra Image Gallery
Photinia glabra Fruit
Photinia glabra: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Photinia glabra: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Photinia glabra: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Photinia glabra: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Photinia glabra: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Photinia glabra Flowers
Photinia glabra: Flower Description
White flowers that are sometimes flushed pink have an offensive odor and are less than an inch in size. Inflorescence is a terminal cyme that is 2-4" in diameter.
Photinia glabra: Flower Color
White
Photinia glabra: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Photinia glabra: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Photinia glabra: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Photinia glabra Leaves
Photinia glabra: Leaf Description
Leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic to obovate, 2-3" long and 1/3 to 1/2 as wide, acute, cuneate, serrulate, coriaceous, and with 8-14 pairs of parallel leaf veins. Leaves are lustrous dark green in color and new growth is bronzy red.
Photinia glabra: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Photinia glabra: Leaf Color
Gold/Yellow
Green
Red/Burgundy
Photinia glabra: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Photinia glabra: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Photinia glabra: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Photinia glabra: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Photinia glabra: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Photinia glabra: Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Photinia glabra Stem
Photinia glabra: Stem Description
Stems are stout and greenish-brown.
Photinia glabra: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Green
Photinia glabra: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Photinia glabra Attributes
Photinia glabra: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Photinia glabra Whole Plant Traits
Photinia glabra: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Photinia glabra: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Photinia glabra: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Photinia glabra: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Photinia glabra: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Photinia glabra Cultural Conditions
Photinia glabra: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Photinia glabra: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Photinia glabra: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Photinia glabra: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
11a
11b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Photinia glabra Landscape
Photinia glabra: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Photinia glabra: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Photinia glabra Bark
Photinia glabra: Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
