How do you plant a Red Robin pleached tree?

Planting Advice for Pleached Photinia Red Robin Trees To help the tree establish more effectively, sprinkle root grow in the hole. It is a two person job (minimum) to place the rootball in the hole. Then, using 50% of the original soil and 50% compost, fill in the hole and firm around gently.

Can you grow Red Robin as a tree?

Photinia can be grown as a dense shrub or as a Standard Tree. Being evergreen its perfect for creating privacy in your garden as an all year round hedge screen. As a standard tree, Photinia can create an elevated screen with the bushy head of the tree sitting above the top of a standard fence panel.

Are Red Robin trees fast growing?

Red Robin grows at a rate of about 30cm / 1ft per year when established. It responds very well to pruning and can easily be kept to a height 1.2m / 4ft.

What is a Red Robin tree?

Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ is highly sought after for its striking evergreen foliage. This evergreen Photinia is easy to look after and will grow well in partial shade or full sun when given a well drained soil. Requiring little pruning, it does take well to heavy pruning if you wish to maintain a particular shape.

Are pleached trees high maintenance?

They create an effective and attractive contemporary screen as they are slimmer than normal free forming trees and so work well in gardens where a neat hedge above the fence-line is necessary. Maintenance is minimal, just regular watering and pruning them a couple of times a year.

Are pleached trees worth it?

From the moment they are planted, these give the full effect. Neat, uniform with a strong structure and, depending on the species and the time of year, dense foliage. Expect to pay up to 40% more than fresh pleached trees but it’s worth it if you want your garden to look “finished”.

How do you prune a Red Robin tree?

Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ can grow up to 30cm (1ft) a year, so keep it under control and encourage bright, young leaves by shortening stems up to 15cm (6in), cutting just above an outward-facing bud. If ‘Red Robin’ is grown as a hedge, remove the tips of young shoots to encourage the bright-red leafy re-growth.

Are Red Robin roots invasive?

It is difficult to give you a defining answer to your question Chris but the roots of Photinas are nowhere as invasive as other tree species and to a certain extent a lot will depend on what your new drive has been constructed from.

How do you prune a red robin tree?

Why are pleached trees so expensive?

The price of pleached trees varies depending on the species of tree and its stage of growth. Mature pleached trees are more expensive, due to the expert care and skill that has gone into crafting such beautiful trees.

When should you cut back a Red Robin tree?

Pruning Photinia Red Robin – When Wait until the first of the new foliage has turned from red to green – generally about six weeks into the new season. Thereafter, you can prune with some vigour every time the foliage goes from red to green and on to a dull bronze.

How hard can you prune a Red Robin?

Don’t be afraid to cut back hard to your desired size, even cutting back old stems. Your red robin will soon recover and start regrowing. It is best to cut back quite hard when the foilage has faded to a dull bronze colour. This will encourage a new crop of bright red growth.

How tall does a Red Robin pleached tree get?

Photinia Red Robin Pleached Trees are also known as espaliered trees. Pleached Photinia trees are quite rare in the UK. These specimens have been formed using a frame of approximately 1 metre in width x 1 metre in height. Each tree has a 1.8 to 2 metre tall clear stem (or trunk).

Is the Red Robin tree evergreen or rootball?

Photinia ‘Red Robin’ is a reasonably vigorous evergreen and in this pleached form it is ideal as interesting year-round screening and for creating privacy. Our containerised Pleached trees are available year-round, unlike rootball forms.

Is the Photinia Red Robin a hardy tree?

Fully hardy, Photinia Red Robin is one of the easiest trees to grow. We have a large collection of these very popular Photinia Red Robin Trees, in many shapes and sizes. Our Photinia collection includes Half Standard Pleached Photinia Trees.

Where can I find Red Robin in London?

Photinia Red Robin is also available at our London Plant Centre and online as shrubs for hedging , topiary and full standard trees . We also have a variegated variety of Photinia: Photinia Pink Marble Pleached .