石楠属在蔷薇科中算是个大家族,全世界有60多种,我国约有40种,大多数花、叶、果俱美,有较高的观赏价值。但应用于城市绿化工程的却只有几种,较常见的仅有石楠(Photinia serrulata)。近年从国外引入了几种以观叶为主的石楠新品种,从观赏效果来看,以日本的红叶石楠最佳,新叶鲜红,亮艳异常。 Heather is a big family in the Rosaceae, there are more than 60 kinds of the world, about 40 species in our country, most flowers, leaves, fruit are beautiful, have a higher ornamental value. However, there are only a few of them applied to urban greening projects, the only common being Photinia serrulata. In recent years, introduced from abroad several kinds of leaf-based heather new varieties, from the viewing effect, the best of Japan’s Photinia heather, the new bright red, bright anomaly.