Scientific name: Prunus lusitanica

Common name: Portugal laurel

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 10-15m wide and tall

Form: oval, upright

Water use: low

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: blue/black drupe. Raceme white flowers; fragrant and showy.

Limitations: Can get quite large and tree like. A little invasive in some parts.

Suitable uses: hedge. Tough. Adaptable.

Quick ID: evergreen shrub/tree. Europe. Simple. Alternate. Blue/black drupe. 8cm leaves. Red petioles and stems. serrate.  Wavy leaves (undulate) and lanceolate. New leaves accompanied by stipules.

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