Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
The Cherry Laurel is a versatile tree or bush with oblong glossy laves and whitish flower clusters. It is a native of Southeast Europe where it often grows as underwood in light-flooded oak forests.
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The Cherry Laurel is a versatile tree or bush with oblong glossy laves and whitish flower clusters. It is a native of Southeast Europe where it often grows as underwood in light-flooded oak forests.
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Blätter
Evergreen 5-12cm long ovate leaves. Tough and leathery with 1cm long stalks. Glossy dark green above, with nectar glands below.
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Blatt Oberseite
Evergreen 5-12cm long ovate leaves. Tough and leathery with 1cm long stalks. Glossy dark green above, with nectar glands below.
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Blatt Unterseite
Evergreen 5-12cm long ovate leaves. Tough and leathery with 1cm long stalks. Glossy dark green above, with nectar glands below.
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Blatt Herbst
Evergreen 5-12cm long ovate leaves. Tough and leathery with 1cm long stalks. Glossy dark green above, with nectar glands below.
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Blüten
White panicles with numerous blossoms and upright. 5-12cm long.
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Früchte
Round-ovate, roughly 8mm long. Dark purple to black. Ovate stone.
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Rinde
Rough grey-brown bark. Later fissured lengthwise and peeling off in thin flakes.
Giftigkeit
All parts of the plant, especially the leaves and seeds, contain cyanogen glycosides and are therefore toxic. Consumption of several berries or leaves may lead to stomach pains, nausea and feeling of sickness.
Anwendung
Hedges, public areas, parks, container plants, private parks, gardens, front gardens, verandas, wintergardens.
Heimatgebiete
Southeastern Europe
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to semi-shady, soil structure: heavy to normal, soil depth: deep, soil quality: medium, nutrient concentration: normal.
Ansprüche
Sun to half-shade; likes warmth.
unknown
Highly varied bush or tree up to 6m high. Very wide-reaching, protruding branches.
Blätter
Evergreen 5-12cm long ovate leaves. Tough and leathery with 1cm long stalks. Glossy dark green above, with nectar glands below.
Blüten
White panicles with numerous blossoms and upright. 5-12cm long.
Früchte
Round-ovate, roughly 8mm long. Dark purple to black. Ovate stone.
Rinde
Rough grey-brown bark. Later fissured lengthwise and peeling off in thin flakes.