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Beginner
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12m
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15m
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Prunus lusitanica
Other names: Portugal laurel, Portuguese cherry laurel, Portuguese laurel
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Genus: Prunus
Species: P. lusitanica - P. lusitanica is a dense, bushy, spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with dark red shoots, ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and, in early summer, racemes of small, cup-shaped, fragrant, white flowers followed by red fruit that ripen to black.
Prunus lusitanica is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Red, Black in Autumn
Tree shape: Rounded to broadly spreading
Toxicity: Fruit may cause severe discomfort when ingested
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' (Cherry laurel 'Otto Lukyen'), Prunus laurocerasus 'Caucasica' (Cherry laurel 'Caucasica' ), Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Fulbrook' (Arrowwood 'Fulbrook'), Narcissus 'Desdemona' (Daffodil 'Desdemona')
Prunus lusitanica (Portugal laurel) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 12m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Suitable for hedging. Easily tolerates poor, shallow, chalky soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
karen mcclure
Hi there, please can you give me advice on pruning this plant - I want it for the back of a border and whilst it has plenty of space at the moment, I would like to know if I can prune it at a later date to keep it shrubby and bushy to avoid it getting too tall once it has established.
Any tips gratefully received
Many thanks
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
This is often used as a hedging plant and is more tolerant of chalk than other Prunus species. It is often dense enough to be used as a nesting site by birds like the song thrush and its flowers offer nectar and pollen to bees.
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- Posted: Tue. 16th June 2009 17:52
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