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cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel "LATIFOLIA"

Prunus laurocerasus (syn.
Prunus laurocerasus (syn."Magnoliifolia")
"LATIFOLIA"

cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
2-4m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
taller shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
May - May
LOCATION
semi-shade to shade		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
5b   (down to -27°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

white
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
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 offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants. English (cherry) laurel is probably the most common and reliable species.
The cultivar “Latifolia” is undoubtedly the most spectacular of all laurels as far as the leaf size. The leaves can grow up to 25 cm long and 10 cm wide, are deep green and very glossy. The branches tend to spread wide to sides rather than growing upwards, which gives the impression of a flowing, almost pendulum shrub. This feature is not only used for fast growing hedges but for using in rest gardens, where this laurel creates a relaxed atmosphere. Under good conditions it can soon sprawl to 3 m wide, or more. Flowers are white and small, clustered in upright, fragrant racemes. Fruits are black berries, poisonous. Its origin is not clear but eastern Europe is often mentioned. It prefers a semi-shaded location where roots will remain cool soil. That has to be acidic, permeable, rich in humus and always moist. In winter provide extra watering in frost-free periods.