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Chestnut Hill Cherry Laurel

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

Sku #8204

Chestnut Hill is a more compact selection of Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel. Glossy foliage with a refined look on a dense, vase-shaped form displaying a layered effect. 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.
  • USDA Zone ?
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    6 - 10

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Key Feature
Year-Round Interest
Light Needs
Partial to full sun
Landscape Uses
Border, Coastal Exposure, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Topiary, Urban 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
Growth habit:Compact, Rounded
Growth rate:Slow
Average landscape size:Slowly reaches 4 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Bird Friendly, Compact Form, Easy Care, Tolerates Road Salt, 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); Euonymus (Euonymus); Lilyturf (Liriope); Spirea (Spiraea); Holly (Ilex)
Care
Care Information
Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil. Thrives with more sun in cool climates; prefers more shade in warmer zones. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Apply a general purpose fertilizer in early spring. For a formal appearance, prune after flowering in spring to shape.Pruning time: spring after flowering.
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This Plant’s Growing Zones: 6 - 10

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