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Photinia trees and hedging are a fantastic way to introduce vibrant colour, life, and increased privacy to any garden. At King & Co, we offer Photinia Red Robin in two versatile forms to suit your gardening needs. Our standard Photinia trees are an excellent choice for creating an effective and natural screen. Alternatively, our bushy Photinia are perfect for establishing stunning hedges. Explore the many possibilities Photinia can bring to your garden today!
What is Photinia Red Robin?
Photinia Red Robin is a stunning evergreen shrub particularly admired for its brilliant red young leaves, which later transform into a glossy green. This vibrant transformation makes the Photinia a fantastic choice for adding year-round interest and structure to gardens and property borders. As an added bonus, it produces a profusion of white flowers in April and May, further enhancing its appeal.
Photinia Red Robin suits almost any garden style from formal layouts to more tropical-inspired settings. Although it can be used for privacy or as a hedge to define property lines, it can also be planted as a shrub to adorn the outside area. In fact, the Photinia Red Robin is an exceptional choice if you’re searching for a shrub that provides vibrant colour and visual interest across the changing seasons!
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Photinia Red Robin Trees
At King & Co, we offer a beautiful selection of Photinia Red Robin trees in both standard and pleached form. These trees are an excellent choice for creating a natural screen above a 6ft fence panel, providing an attractive solution for obscuring unwanted views such as neighbours’ windows, satellite dishes, or extensions.
Both the standard and pleached options feature a clear stem of 1.8m. However, our pleached trees have their vibrant red foliage expertly trained onto a 1.2 x 1.2m frame, making them an excellent choice if you’re looking to achieve a more formal effect. On the other hand, our standard Photinia Red Robin trees are left to grow in their natural shape, these a better for those who prefer a less structured look!
Photinia Red Robin Hedging
We also have Photinia Red Robin available in hedging form, these bushy plants are perfect for defining garden spaces and boundaries. Planted in a row, they create a beautiful hedge that can reach about 4 meters in height when mature. For a dense and formal look, we recommend pruning them twice a year!
Photinia Espaliers
Just like pleached trees, espalier plants are trained onto a frame to develop a wider and flatter shape. At King & Co we stock ‘Pink Marble’ and ‘Carre Rouge’ Photinia varieties in espalier form !
Photinia ‘Pink Marble’ – Striking variegated foliage that emerges red with a green tint and pink margin. This foliage then matures to dark green with a creamy margin.
Photinia ‘Carre Rouge’ – Shares a strong resemblance with the popular ‘Red Robin’, distinguished by its slightly smaller foliage that exhibits a deeper shade of red.
We hope this article gave a little insight into the ways you can use Photinia trees and hedging to enhance your garden! Please contact us if you have any more questions, we’re always happy to help!
