Photinia (Stranvaesia) davidiana



Botanical Name: Photinia (Stranvaesia) davidiana
Common Name: Chinese photinia
Family Name: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: Asia

Description:
Stranvaesia davidiana, the Chinese photinia, is a species of shrub grown as an ornamental plant. Its flowers are white and grow in close clusters, followed by small pome fruits. It originated from east Asia and has been introduced to North America as a garden plant. It is sometimes known as Photinia davidiana. It is a large, upright, bushy evergreen shrub of the rose family that typically matures to 10-15’ tall and to 8-10’ wide. It is native to slopes, mountainsides, roadsides, thickets, river valleys, and ravines in central to southern China, Vietnam and Malaysia. Five-petaled white flowers (to 1/3” across) bloom in clusters (compound corymbs to 3-4” wide) in late May-June. Flowers are followed by small orbicular berries (pomes to 1/4” diameter) which mature to red by late summer and typically persist on the plant well into winter. Oblong to oblanceolate evergreen leaves (2-3” long) with toothless margins are dull dark green. New leaves emerge with pinkish bronze tones.

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