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Michael Dirr
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| Prunus laurocerasus |
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Origin:
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Southern Europe and Asia Minor
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "makes a good plant in the shade, especially some of the cultivars Needs well-drained soils."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 6 to Zone 8
Dirr says: "Avoid excessive fertilization."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.
Dirr says: "large, wide-spreading, evergreen shrub of solid, dense constitution, extremely bold element because of large, lustrous leaves; have observed as low-branched tree. Can grow 10 to 18' high and under ideal conditions might become 25 to 30' wide but is small under cultivation and principally represented by the cultivars. Withstands pruning very well."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Spring
Dirr says: "Each flower 1/4 to 1/3" across, April - May (early April, Athens, GA), borne in 2 to 5" long racemes, sickeningly fragrant."
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Foliage:
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Black
Season(s):
Summer
Dirr says: "conical-rounded drupe, purple to black, 1/3 to 1/2" long in summer, often lost among the leaves."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "relatively handsome hedge plant, popular in the south; is not too successfully used north of Philadelphia. Often used in groupings or masses."
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Prunus laurocerasus is hardy in these areas:| Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bellmore, NY | | Bellport, NY | Bethpage, NY | Blue Point, NY | | Bohemia, NY | Brentwood, NY | Brightwaters, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brookhaven, NY | Brooklyn, NY | | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | Charlottesville, VA | | College Point, NY | Corona, NY | Detroit, MI | | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | | Easton, PA | Ecorse, MI | Elkins Park, PA | | Elmhurst, NY | Emmaus, PA | Ferndale, MI | | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | Forest Hills, NY | | Fort Eustis, VA | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | | Greenlawn, NY | Gwynn Oak, MD | Hamtramck, MI | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Highland Park, MI | | Holbrook, NY | Holtsville, NY | Hunt Valley, MD | | Huntington Station, NY | Huntington, NY | Islandia, NY | | Jackson Heights, NY | Landisburg, PA | Lawn, PA | | Leasburg, NC | Lebanon, PA | Lemoyne, PA | | Lewistown, PA | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | Liverpool, PA | | Loysville, PA | Lykens, PA | Macomb, MI | | Marysville, MI | Maspeth, NY | Mcalisterville, PA | | Melville, NY | Memphis, MI | Memphis, TN | | Middle Village, NY | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | | New Baltimore, MI | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | | Newport News, VA | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Parkville, MD | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Rego Park, NY | Ridgewood, NY | | River Rouge, MI | Rosedale, MD | Sparrows Point, MD | | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | Temperance, MI | | Towson, MD | Trenton, MI | Virginia Beach, VA | | Washington, DC | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | | Whitestone, NY | Whitmore Lake, MI | Woodside, NY |
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