The genus Photinia is made up of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees from woodlands and thickets of the Himalayas and eastern Asia. Evergreen species have glossy leaves that are often red when young. Deciduous plants often have nice fall color. Flowers are small but produced in dense flowerheads. They are followed by round, usually red, fruit. Photinia have many uses in the landscape, including in a woodland garden, or as specimens or hedges.