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cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel ETNA®

Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus "Anbri"
ETNA®

cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
1-2m x 1-1.5m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
medium-sized shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
April - May
LOCATION
full sun to shade		 FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming
USDA zone (lowest)
5b   (down to -27°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Evergreen broadleaf
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
STANDARD
 PRAGUE BY POST
STANDARD
 CHLUMEC BY POST
De Luxe
 CHLUMEC BY CAR
De Luxe
 PRAGUE BY CAR
De Luxe
 CHLUMEC BY CAR
De Luxe
 CHLUMEC BY CAR
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THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION
We are specialists in evergreen plants and we offer the widest possible range of quality plants. English (cherry) laurel is probably the most common and reliable species.

Etna® is the queen of laurels. Its bright emerald green leaves are glossy and healthy, slightly curved at the ends and edges which gives the whole shrub added plasticity. New leaves emerge coloured in rich bronze. Etna’s foliage is much more tolerant of winter sun scald than most laurels.

Compound flowers, if any, are white, fragrant and appear in April and May, followed by very ornamental but poisonous fruits. This variety, however, seldom sets flowers.

This selection does not grow tall. It forms a thick, compact bush. This feature makes it ideal for several purposes: combination plant for various arrangements, undergrowth planting, and the perfect choice for an informal low hedge that does not need pruning.

Laurels need slightly deep and fertile, acidic, moist soil, and extra watering in frost-free periods in winter to prevent from drying out before the ground gets frozen. It will thrive in full sun or part shade, and will also tolerate being grown in full shade. It seldom suffers from chlorosis (leaves turning yellow owing to lack of iron in the soil) but when it does use a special liquid soil pH balancer to keep it acidic which will help the plant absorb iron. Fully hardy to -27°C (USDA zone 5b).

Last update 02-02-2008.