If you want to grow Photinia Red Robin as a hedge, individual plants should be about 75cm (2ft 6in)apart for a quick growing dense hedge. When grown against a wall or fence then the plants should be at least 60cm / 2ft from the wall or fence.
How do you calculate hedge spacing?
Divide the length of your hedge by this number. For a 180cm tall hedge (head height), space your plants 180/3 = 60cm apart. For a 5m long hedge, that’s 500/60 = 8-9 plants. For a 90cm tall hedge (waist height), space your plants 90/3 = 30cm apart.
How can I encourage my Photinia to grow?
This is a vigorous cultivar and can grow up to 30cm (1ft) in a year, so keep it under control and encourage bright young leaves by shortening stems by up to 15cm (6in), cutting just above an outward-facing bud. When grown as a hedge, remove the tips of young shoots to encourage the bright red leafy re-growth.
Are Photinia Red Robin roots invasive?
It is difficult to give you a defining answer to your question Chris but the roots of Photinas are nowhere as invasive as other tree species and to a certain extent a lot will depend on what your new drive has been constructed from.
What is a good privacy hedge?
Emerald Green Arborvitae is the ultimate choice for a dense privacy hedge. With an Emerald Green hedge, there is zero chance of seeing anything through it. It grows slowly and requires very infrequent pruning. Although it grows slowly, it will become quite tall if given enough time.
What is the best fertilizer for photinia?
Sprinkle a general 10-10-10 fertilizer around the perimeter of the hole when planting a photinia bush. Backfill the hole around the root ball first, then apply the fertilizer and water the plant to push nutrients into the soil to feed the shrub.
Why are the leaves falling off my photinia?
Being too dry for too long, or too cold in winter, are other stress factors which can also stimulate Photinias to drop more of the older leaves and thereby necessitate a one-off restorative pruning, so occasional watering in long periods of dry weather (I use the washing-up water!) will help with that potential problem …
Is photinia fast growing?
This is an evergreen shrub and if you don’t properly prune it, will reach a height of 4-5 meters and a width of 4-5 meters. This is a fast-growing shrub that will easily give you 30cm of growth every year once it gets established which is why its a good choice for hedging.
Why are the leaves dropping off my Red Robin?
It happens quite often with Photinias (Red Robin) that if the plant dries out or, they suffer a check in growth Marie they do tend to drop their leaves, and I feel it would be worthwhile to prune some of the shoots back – which will encourage new leaves and growth.
