cherry laurel

Easy to grow in any moist but well-drained moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade. Superb hedging shrub but may become chlorotic on poorer, shallow chalky soils. Fast-growing, forming dense walls of foliage if not pruned and has the potential to become a nuisance

Pruning group 8 including hedges in late spring or early summer

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings from late summer to autumn or hardwood cuttings from late autumn to late winter; propagate by seed in autumn

Leaves may be damaged by vine weevil and leaf-mining moths

May be affected by powdery mildews and other laurel leaf diseases. High Risk Host for Xylella fastidiosa