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red tips Rosaceae Photinia xfraseri Dress [glabra x serratifolia] symbol: PHFR9
Leaf: Alternate, simple, elliptical, finely serrated, 2 to 4 inches long, shiny dark green and smooth above, veins on underside pubescent, glands on the petiole.
Flower: Very showy, small but very numerous, clustered in groups of 4 or more, pink to white, appearing in early spring before the leaves.
Fruit: Round drupe, 1/2 inch across, black when ripe.
Twig: Slender, reddish brown, buds reddish brown but darker than twig, tall and pointed.
Bark: Smooth, reddish gray, with large horizontal lenticels.
Form: A small, wide spreading tree reaching 20 to 30 feet in height.

Additional Range Information: Photinia xfraseri is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. Download the full-size PDF map.
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External Links: USDA Plants Database - Horticulture Information
All material 2025 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information