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.