Chestnut Hill Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus 'Chestnut Hill' Plant Patent #24,880

Sku #8204

A more compact selection of Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel. The attractive, glossy, rippled leaves curl down, increasing resistance to shot hole disease. A refined look on a dense, vase-shaped form. Stalks of fragrant white flowers appear in spring. Excellent hedge, background or screen. Evergreen.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Detail

Key Feature

Year-Round Interest

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Accent, Border, Coastal Exposure, Dry Shade, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden, Wildlife Garden, Woodland Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Botanical Pronunciation:PROO-nus lar-oh-ser-AY-sus

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Sunset climate zones:4 - 6, 15 - 17

Growth habit:Compact, Rounded

Growth rate:Slow

Average landscape size:Slow growing; reaches 4 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Bird Friendly, Compact Form, Easy Care, Tolerates Road Salt, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Year-round Interest

Foliage color:Dark Green

Blooms:Spring

Flower color:White

Flower attributesFragrant, Showy Flowers

Garden styleContemporary, Cottage, Mediterranean

Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.

Companion PlantsHeavenly Bamboo (Nandina); Spirea (Spiraea); Lilyturf (Liriope); Euonymus (Euonymus); Holly (Ilex)

Care

Care Information

Thrives in slightly deep, fertile, moist, humusy, well-drained soil; tolerates poor, sandy, or clay soils. Prefers more sun in cool climates, more shade in warmer areas. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates dry shade. Feed in early spring. Prune after flowering to shape.Pruning time: spring after flowering.

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