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Ideal Soil for Photinia Fraseri Red Robin Hedges

I want to build a raised garden bed for a new hedge of Photinia Fraseri and I want to plan on the ideal soil. Since Photinia like slightly acidic and well-drained soil, I was thinking of using something that has worked well for Rhododendrons: filtered fir bark with turface hard-fired clay for water retention. Since Photinia like organic soil, I would top dress the soil twice a year with compost. Would this soil work, and what would be a better soil?

How deep do Photinia roots go? If a mature plant is eight feet tall and five feet wide, how wide and deep would the root system of that mature plant be?

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