Compact English Cherry Laurel - 3 Gallon Pot
$55.98
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Compact English Cherry Laurel - 3 Gallon Pot
$55.98
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Regular price
$58.00
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Description
Compact English Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Compacta' a/k/a/ 'Nana'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 8-10' depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 6-8' depending on pruning
Spacing: 4 to 6' for solid hedges or privacy screens; 8'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Compact, Dense, Rounded
Growth Rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Small, in candle-like spikes
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single, in candle-like spikes
Fragrant Flowers: Yes!
Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes
Berry Color: Black
Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun, All Day Filtered Sun - prefers more sun in cool-summer climates and more shade in hot-summer climates
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well-drained), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-drained, avoid constantly soggy or wet soils
Soil pH: 4.5 - 7.5 (Very Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low to Average
Attracts: Butterflies, Birds, Beneficial Pollinators
Resistances: Deer, Drought (moderate when established), Shade
Description
If you love the distinct foliage texture and flowers of English Laurels like we and so many landscape designers do, and the fact that they'll grow in sun or shade, Prunus laurocerasus 'Compact,' also known as 'Nana,' is a smaller growing selection than the species, reaching about half the size to maybe 10 feet in height and 8 feet in width when left to grow naturally with no pruning. With an annual pruning after the bloom in spring, it can be maintained as a specimen or clipped hedge to as low as 6 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, which makes it a better fit where space is limited. As with its larger growing cousins, it has handsome, glossy, evergreen leaves that provide a beautiful texture in the landscape that contrasts nicely with so many other plants, which is why designers like them so much. Abundant candle-like spikes of showy, fragrant white flowers appear in spring, followed by attractive black berries. While it grows and blooms well in full sun or shade in USDA Zones 6 through 8, we suggest some filtered sun or shade during the midafternoon hours in hot and humid climates. Fast-growing, Compacta English Laurel is perfect for a specimen, grouping, or a formal or natural dense hedge or privacy screen full from the ground up.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 8 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Compact Cherry Laurel is ideal for use as a specimen, grouping or dense natural or clipped hedge in sunny or shady landscape borders and home foundation plantings. Especially nice as a privacy hedge around patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, white theme gardens and formal gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 6 feet apart for solid hedges or privacy screens; 10 or more feet apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Compact English Cherry Laurel is easy to grow in most any moist, well-drained soil of average to high fertility. In cool summer climates it does well in full sun or shade. In hot and humid summer climates it might prefer some shade or filtered sun during the hot afternoon hours. Here in USDA Zone 8a of Georgia we've had success growing it in almost full shade. As with so many other ornamental shrubs, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause problems with the roots. Pruning is best done after flowering in spring and maybe again in summer if needed.
Helpful Articles
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How To Plant And Care For English Cherry Laurels
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