Photinia x fraseri ‘Chico’

9.95

0.3m ht x 0.2m sp

‘Chico’ is a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with upright stems, red when young, bearing broadly elliptic, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves, reddish-bronze in spring, and insignificant panicles of small white flowers in spring, sometimes followed by red fruit.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Compact, Rounded, Upright

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COLOUR

Flower

Insignificant or absent, White in Spring

Foliage

Flushed bronze, Red in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn

WHERE TO GROW

Photinia x fraseri 'Chico' (Christmas berry 'Chico') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Protect from cold, drying winds.

Soil type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

North, South, East, West

COLOUR

Flower

Insignificant or absent, White in Spring

Foliage

Flushed bronze, Red in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn

WHERE TO GROW

Photinia x fraseri ‘Chico’ (Christmas berry ‘Chico’) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Protect from cold, drying winds.

Soil type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

North, South, East, West