Any thoughts as to what this is

joannm · Post by **joannm** » September 2nd, 2015, 5:21 pm

I have been growing this for years and have no idea what it is, so if you know please let me know.

the red is not a flower its new leaf growth

thanks joann

Isitangus · Post by **Isitangus** » September 2nd, 2015, 5:33 pm

I'm thinking photinia.

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joannm · Post by **joannm** » September 2nd, 2015, 5:52 pm

Thanks isitangus ,
just had a look and you would be right it is Photinia Serrulata .
wonderful It is about time it had a name

treeman · Post by **treeman** » September 2nd, 2015, 6:02 pm

Looks like one of those dwarf Pieris to me?
http://www.esveld.nl/htmldiaen/p/pijsca.htm

joannm · Post by **joannm** » September 2nd, 2015, 6:17 pm

Darn you treeman

I just had a look at that and it looks the same also.

can I call it both?
How to determine which one.

joannm · Post by **joannm** » September 2nd, 2015, 8:38 pm

Found out they are both correct. Same plant, just dif name. So thanks to you both

Hackimoto · Post by **Hackimoto** » September 2nd, 2015, 9:58 pm

Photinia and Pieris are NOT the same plant. Yours looks more like a Pieris.

RogerW · Post by **RogerW** » September 3rd, 2015, 9:39 am

Hakimoto is correct. Photinia is Rosaceae and Pieris is Ericacaea. Completely different.
Roger

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