| Scientific Name: | Prunus laurocerasus |
| Common Name: | English laurel, cherry laurel |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Invasive plant, Weed (horticultural) |
| Mature Size: | 7 - 10m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Hedge row, Screening |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Oblong, Obovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Red, Black, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Very large, fast-growing, evergreen shrub, up to 8m tall (smaller cvs. available), often used in hedges; leaves alternate, most oblong-obovate, 8-12(-20)cm long x 2-6cm wide, apex acute, margins serrate, glossy green, midrib yellowish-green, petioles 5-15mm long; racemes of white flowers ~7mm wide, Apr-May; drupes maturing black, Aug. | |