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Photinia (red robin) after getting high and leggy

  • 10-04-2020 09:51PM
    #1
    johnnyboy08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭


    Hi all, I have a photinia in my garden that doesn't look great, it's after growing to around 2.5m and is a bit leggy. I've noticed too that it drops quite a lot of leaves.

    Would it be safe to cut that back to around 1m?


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  • #2
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭nthclare


    johnnyboy08 wrote: »
    Hi all, I have a photinia in my garden that doesn't look great, it's after growing to around 2.5m and is a bit leggy. I've noticed too that it drops quite a lot of leaves.

    Would it be safe to cut that back to around 1m?

    It should be ok you'll get away with pruning it maybe two inches above the buds.
    So the healing will be easier and the die back will not become an issue.

    They get a bit tired so maybe put some fertiliser around the base and water it in a bit.

    Just so it'll replenish easier after a hard prune.

    Its a 50/50 go for it.


  • #3
    standardg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭standardg60


    You can cut it back and see what happens, but Photinias dropping a lot of leaves is usually a sign that the site is too wet, they don't like waterlogging at all.


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