Photinia fraseri - Red robbin














Latin plant name Photinia fraseri
Common plant name Red robbin
Plant type Evergreen shrub
Size (meters) < 2 m
Distinguishing features Photinias typically grow from 3–15 m tall, with a usually irregular crown of angular branches; the branches are often (not always) thorny. The leaves are alternate, entire or finely toothed.

The majority of species are evergreen but several are deciduous. The flowers are produced in early summer in dense terminal corymbs; each flower is 5–10 mm diameter, with five rounded white petals; they have a mild, hawthorn-like scent.

The fruit is a small pome, 4–12 mm across, bright red and berry-like.

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