Is Photinia × fraseri an evergreen or deciduous plant?

Photinia × fraseri is a common street tree, and it can also be pruned for landscaping with very beautiful results, so is Photinia × fraseri evergreen or deciduous?

1. Is Photinia × fraseri evergreen or deciduous?

Photinia × fraseri is an evergreen small tree or shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family and the genus Photinia, mainly distributed in subtropical and temperate regions of southeastern and eastern Asia and North America.

2. Growth habits of Photinia × fraseri

Photinia × fraseri grows well in warm and humid environments. However, under direct sunlight, its colors become more vivid. At the same time, it also has very strong tolerance to shade and drought. However, it is not tolerant of waterlogging.

Photinia × fraseri has relatively good salt and alkaline tolerance, tolerates pruning well, and has no strict requirements for soil, making it suitable for growth in various soils and very easy to transplant and establish.

Photinia × fraseri is tolerant of poor soil and suitable for growing in slightly acidic soil, especially preferring sandy soil, but it can also grow normally in red soil or yellow soil; Photinia × fraseri has relatively loose requirements for climate and temperature and can withstand low-temperature environments.

3. Pest and disease control for Photinia × fraseri

1. Leaf spot: when the disease occurs, it can be controlled with 50% carbendazim 300-400 times solution or 50% thiophanate-methyl 300-400 times solution;

2. Gray mold: usually strengthen cultivation management, pay attention to draining standing water, reduce humidity, and remove diseased plant debris; before the rainy season arrives, 50% carbendazim 800 times solution can be sprayed for prevention, and during the disease period, 50% zineb 800 times solution or thiophanate-methyl 800 times solution can be sprayed for control.