Prunus lusitanica Description
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A fine evergreen tree that can be readily pruned to shape, thus making it suitable for hedging and screening. Slower growing and coping with most soil types this is a classier alternative to common laurel, especially in smaller gardens.
Prunus lusitanica - Cultivation Notes
Laurel will flourish on most soils other than shallow chalk. Coping with full sun or part shade yet
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Prunus lusitanica:
- Sun loving drought tolerant plant
- Attracts wildlife to feed or nest
- All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
- Ideal for fast growing screening
- Provides valuable winter interest
- Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
- Suitable for container growing
- Fruit / berry producing
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Tolerates cold exposed locations
- Suitable for hedging or topiary
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
- Suitable for planting in full shade
Design & Plant Use for Prunus lusitanica:
- Tall summer flowering shrub suitable for back of border planting
- Evergreen plant suitable for trimming to shape or topiary
- Fast growing evergreen plant ideal for screening
- Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
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