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Prunus lusitanica

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Prunus lusitanica - Portugal Laurel
Prunus lusitanica – Portugal Laurel

Prunus lusitanica ( Portugese Laurel) Wholesale Nurseries

Prunus lusitanica – Portugal Laurel

Used widely as a hedge and sometimes as a standard Prunus lusitanica or Portugal Laurel has a growth rate of 2/3m a year in good conditions.

As a hedging plant or screen, P. lusitanica can easily be clipped to between 2 and 4 metres. If left to its own devices it will become an attractive small spreading tree, useful for shade as a background plant.

Glossy dark green foliage is attractive through the year, scented white flowers spikes in summer are small but attractive. Small red berries follow the flowers.

Ideally grown as a hedge, at the rear of the border as a backdrop to other plants or as a small tree. Generally available as potted plants from 1m to 2m in height.

Prunus lusitanica Landscaping Uses

  • Excellent as a background tree in border or general garden where an evergreen screen is desired.
  • Widely used as a hedge as it takes well to pruning.

Information

  • Full sun to part shade.
  • Well drained humus rich moist soil.
  • Tolerates dry conditions once established.
  • Frost tolerant.
  • Hedges well to 3m +
  • Tolerates 2nd level coastal conditions.
  • Can be used for topiary
  • Easy to prune

Forms and species include : P. lusitanica ‘Myrtifolia’, P. lusitanica ‘Angustifolia’, P. lusitanica – ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Portugal Laurel), P. lusitanica azorica (Azores laurel cherry)

Prunus lusitanica is available for sale from the following wholesalers


Plantmark
PLANTMARK
email ask@plantmark.com.au 
One of Australia's largest wholesale trade nurseries. Over 30,000 species available, tubestock to advanced trees, an almost unlimited choice of plants.
www.plantmark.com.au
RIVETTS NURSERY and Coӧrdinated Plant Supplies
Mob:0427 510 86. T: 03 5678 8777
"Propagation and Production of Native and Exotic Trees
with Natural Root Systems from 2 to 2,000 lts."
www.njrivett.com.au
Downes Wholesale Nursery
DOWNES WHOLESALE NURSERY - Phone: 02 4651 0999 
111 Stanhope Road Theresa Park NSW 2570 
Offering a variety of sun hardy Australian natives and exotic trees, shrubs, groundcover's and perennials from semi advanced through to super advanced and semi-mature stock.
www.downesnursery.com.au

FLEMING’S NURSERIES
(03) 9756 6105
Deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Flowering, Fruiting and Ornamental. Bare root and containerised 20cm to advanced. Strictly wholesale.

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