English/Cherry Laurel

English/Cherry Laurel offers large glossy evergreen leaves and upright white spring flower racemes. Its large, upright, dense habit makes it a useful choice for screen, hedge, specimen, background planting. Plant it in full sun to part shade. Water needs: average; moist, well-drained soil. Typical mature size is 10–18 ft tall by 8–12 ft wide, although growth varies with climate, soil, pruning and care. Available for local pickup from Towns Edge Nursery.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Prunus laurocerasus
• Light: Full sun to part shade
• USDA zones: 6–9
• Mature height: 10–18 ft
• Mature width: 8–12 ft
• Foliage: Evergreen
• Bloom / feature color: White
• Bloom / interest season: Spring
• Water: Average; moist, well-drained soil
• Growth habit: Large, upright, dense
• Landscape uses: Screen, hedge, specimen, background planting
• Deer tolerance: Occasionally browsed

Plant size and performance vary with climate, soil, pruning and care.