How to Grow and Care for Red Tip Photinia

The key point of planting Red Tip Photinia is to choose a suitable growth environment according to the growth habits of Red Tip Photinia and meet the growth requirements of Red Tip Photinia. The following are details of growing Red tip photinia care.

1. Soil care for growing red tip photinia

Basin soil to loose, fertile, acidic, or neutral is the most appropriate. When we grow and care for red tip photinia. it is best to use sandy soil for planting, conducive to ventilation.

2. Temperature care for growing red tip photinia

Red Tip photinia prefers warm and humid environments and is very adaptable to temperatures of -18 degrees Celsius. It can be grown in all parts of China.

3. Fertilization Care

The best method for red tip Photinia is to apply fertilizer thinly and frequently, every half a month or so in spring, and every half a month or so in summer and autumn with compound fertilizer. When we grow and care for red tip photinia, it would be best if you could apply it in furrows.

4. Trimming Care

The red tip photinia is very strong in growth and development, so it needs a lot of pruning.

Ball Trimming Care

Red tip photinia growth ability is very strong, if not to cut can also form a spherical, but in order to let the Red tip of photinia modeling is more beautiful, more ornamental, so still want to trim. When we grow and care for red tip photinia, trimming time is the best in growing and dormant each time, in a year in May to June and November.

Single-pole Tree Trimming Care

Before trimming the single-pole tree of Red Tip Photinia, a trunk should be selected first, and then the lateral branches should be retained and removed based on the trunk. The lateral branches that are about half a meter away from the ground should be removed. When we grow and care for red tip photinia, it should be noted that the crown of the tree should be adjusted timely after each lateral trim.

Cylindrical Trimming Care

In order to achieve the cylindrical shape of Red Tip Photinia, it is necessary to have a large enough base for pruning. When we grow and care for red tip photinia, the radian and height of the shape of Red Tip Photinia should be controlled well, so that it will look better. According to the professionals, Red Tip Photinia has the largest cylindrical pruning amount, but it is also the best-looking one.

5. Watering Care

Red Tip Photoinia prefers wet conditions, but don't overwater, as water can cause root rot and not grow healthfully. When we grow and care for red tip photinia, water between 8 am and 10 am, or between 4 pm and 6 pm is better.

6. Pests and Diseases Control

Red Tip Photinia also has good pest resistance. The Red Tip Photinia diseases are prone to leaf spot and anthrax. The pests are prone to scale insects, longicorn beetles, aphids and other pests.