page_title: Photinia serratifolia
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Photinia serratifolia / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Photinia serratifolia 中文（中国大陆）‎: 石 楠 花
context_page_description: Photinia serratifolia, commonly called Taiwanese photinia or Chinese photinia is a flowering shrub or tree in the flowering plants family Rosaceae, found in mixed forests of China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and India.
context_section_description: The tree is widely used as a greening plant in some mainland Chinese cities, due to the relative ease to plant and maintain, and the tree being less demanding for its surrounding environments. In Wuhan, where the tree is in its native range, the tree is planted by the sides of all major avenues, as well as in the Wuhan University. However, due to the strong, semen-like odor from its flowers filling the entire city in Spring, some Wuhan residents have complained that the tree should be removed and other trees should be planted instead.
caption: Flowers of Photinia serratifolia
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