Prunus lusitanica 'Myrtifolia' (Portugal laurel 'Myrtifolia')
Other names: Small-leaved Portugal cherry, Small-leaved Portugal laurel, Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia', Prunus lusitanica 'Pyramidalis', Portuguese laurel 'Myrtifolia'
'Myrtifolia' is a dense, bushy, conical, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with red-stalked, elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and cup-shaped, fragrant, white flowers in early summer followed by cherry-like, red fruit that ripens black.
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3m max. spread |
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6m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Etna' (Cherry laurel 'Etna')
'Etna' is an upright, evergreen, compact shrub with bronze-red new growth, contrasting with the glossy deep-green leaves. It has white flowers in spring.
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2m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' (Cherry laurel 'Rotundifolia')
'Rotundifolia' is a dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with large glossy, dark green leaves and small white flowers which are produced on spikes in mid-spring, followed by cherry red berries.
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4m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus x cistena (Purple-leaf sand cherry)
Other names: Prunus x cistena 'Crimson Dwarf' , Prunus x cistena 'Purpurea'
P. x cistena is a slow-growing, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with oval, reddish-purple leaves, red when young in spring, and bowl-shaped, white flowers in late spring followed by spherical, dark purple fruit.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brilliant' (Kurile cherry 'Brilliant')
Other names: Japanese alpine cherry 'Brilliant', Prunus 'Brilliant'
'Brilliant' is a dense, upright, deciduous shrub or small tree glossy, reddish-brown bark, oval to elliptic, coarsely toothed, mid-green leaves, flushed bronze in spring and turning red and orange in autumn. Clusters of white flowers bloom in spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers are occasionally followed by red fruit ripening purple-black.
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2m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
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