How Do You Root Photinia Cuttings?
Photinia is a shrub that is related to the hawthorn plant and is of the family Rosaceae. The photinia has oval-shaped dark green leaves that get up to 5 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. New growth is bright-colored, usually red, and it darkens to green when mature. The plant has small white clusters of flowers. The photinia is an evergreen plant as long as the temperature stays above 10 degrees. This plant needs neutral to acid soils and is a great plant in hedges growing to the height of 10 to 15 feet. Prepare a 6-inch nursery pot. Fill the pot with 50 percent perlite and 50 percent peat moss to about 1 inch from the top mixing the two mediums well. Both can be purchased at your local nursery for about $5 per bag as of April 2010. Using a soilless mix will ensure a healthy disease-free plant. Cut a 4- to 6-inch cutting from a photinia near the top of the plant with a sharp sterile knife. You want a cutting with at least three nodes. Make the cut below a plant node at a 45-degree an
