Chinese Pieris

Pieris formosa var. forrestii

Ericaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · introduced

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Height

10–12 ft

Light

Full Sun to Part Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 7–8

Origin

Yunnan, southwest China

Diseases (4)

Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Phytophthora ramorum"filthy five\" genera are inc Ramorum Leaf Blight and Shoot Dieback Phytophthora ramorum Ramorum leaf and shoot blight (Sudden oak death) Multiple pathogens (Phytophthora spp., Pythium spp., Fusa... Root Rot and Dieback

Pests (5)

Otiorhynchus sulcatus Black vine weevil Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Tingidae Lace bug Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Curculionidae Weevil