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Cherry Laurel (English Laurel)
Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel (English Laurel) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 10–18 ft x 8–15 ft. It does best in full sun, part shade and full shade with medium water needs. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts bees and birds, stands up well to shade and deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10–18 ft x 8–15 ft
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
- Tough against
- Shade, Deer
- Native to
- Southeastern Europe / Southwest Asia
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