Photinia for screening NOT PHOTONICS!!!

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Has anyone used photinia for screening? X

Not me although I'm researching screening plants at moment so interested.

Sounds good www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=145

I've planted a

I've planted some but they aren't mature enough and to be honest are a bit modern looking in a country garden. My beg harbours opposite have successfully grown one and it looks great

I used them for hedging. They grow fairly quickly, are easy to maintain and am going to replace another section of hedging with more photinia as I am so pleased with them! They don't shed too many leaves, they don't get woody if you forget to cut them back, and they're easy to prune with hedge trimmers! Thumbs up here!

My local pub has a long hedge of photinia to screen against a main road. I know when they originally planted them they didn't really cut back enough to make them more dense. Even so, as they've matured they filled out quite well and look good.

I have a photinia red robin for screening which is now about 9/10 ft tall. Sadly it's not keen on my soil which is alkaline and so it sheds a lot of leaves each year and I get a lot of discoloration. They look great in the right place/soil and I do love the new red growth in spring!

As mentioned above, is important to prune properly after planting and each year to keep it bushy and producing new red growth.

It needs the right place. My photinia is a year old and still less than a foot high but it is in shade. I ought to move it really.