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Pourthiaea villosa
Pourthiaea villosa is a shrub or small tree in the rose family, up to about 5 metres tall, grown for its foliage and red berries. It is hardy and adaptable, but in parts of the eastern United States it has escaped gardens and spread invasively.
Pourthiaea villosa is a species in the flowering plant family Rosaceae, with common names Christmas berry and oriental photinia. It is a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, native to China, Japan, Korea, Indochina, and the eastern Himalayas.
This plant was recently introduced into the United States, likely as a landscaping or garden plant. It has escaped cultivation and has become increasingly invasive in northern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of Virginia, New York and Connecticut.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
