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Photinia 'Red Robin' Patio Tree
Patio perfect award winning fiery red foliage
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
The highlights
- A beautifully shaped feature tree with bright red leaves that mature to green
- Evergreen for colour all year round
- Plant in a pot, in a flower bed or as part of a border
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Description
- This beautiful little feature tree has all the colour and charm of Red Robin in a mini standard form. Evergreen Photinia produces glossy, bright red leaves that turn dark green as they mature, with clusters of small, ivory white fragrant flowers blooming in spring
- Grows to between 2-3m unless pruned, making it suitable for even the smallest garden or a pot
- Plant Red Robin in full sun for the brightest leaf colour and clip your standard tree regularly to keep it in shape
- Plant in a pot by the front door or in a circular flower bed, underplanted with spring bulbs or low growing perennials
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
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What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Watch out for vine weevil, fireblight and leaf spot. Check leaves regularly for Vine Weevil infestations including small notches bitten into the leaves. Try to pick off as many as you can if you find them, including possible larvae. You can also use specific nematodes that will target the Vine Weevils and cause them to die if you notice a serious infestation. Fireblight is a bacterial disease that gives the plant the appearance of having been scorched by fire. Blossoms wilt and die, and shoots can shrivel as the infection spreads. Prune out and burn infections promptly, peeling back the bark to reveal the reddish-brown staining and cutting back 30cm to healthy wood in smaller branches, 60cm in larger ones. Wipe pruning tools with disinfectant between cuts to avoid spreading the bacteria. Leaf spot is a fungal disease which appears as dark spots on the leaves. Remove any affected foliage, as if it spreads, this can affect the plant's vigour.
Water when new
Water your tree regularly when newly planted - once established it won't need much water except in hot or dry weather.
Full sun to partial shade
Plant in a sheltered spot where the plant will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily.
Most fertile, well-drained soils
This tree will flourish in any moderately fertile, moist and well drained soil.
No feeding needed
A low maintenance plant which take all its nutrients from the soil
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every tree
John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen