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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.
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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, Ornamental Berries, 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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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6 - 9

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