Big;flowering cherry laurel rotundifolia - When you want a wide hedge
Prunus rotundifolia is a good choice if you have enough space in your garden and want to create a tall, wide hedge. In addition, in this case you do not have to trim your hedge every year. This ensures the beautiful white flowers in spring that provide bees and bumblebees with pollen. In autumn, this cherry laurel hedge will bear deep black berries that are a delicious meal for birds.
A very popular hedge plant - the bay cherry
The cherry laurel Prunus Rotundifolia is one of the most popular hedging plants due to its fast growth, evergreen leaves and robust, vigorous and broad growth. The Rotundifolia offers perfect privacy due to its large, round leaves. In addition to its use as a hedge plant, the cherry laurel is also well suited as a specimen plant and for group planting. Of all the laurel cherry varieties, the Rotundifolia has the largest flowers of all. The colour of the leaves is light green, the shape is large, broadly epileptic and rounded at the tip.
Bloom and fruit
In the flowering season from May to June, the bay cherry forms white, fragrant panicles about 5-12 cm tall. The upright flowers give off a wonderful fragrance and the bright flowers are an enrichment to your garden. The beautiful panicles give way in August to black fruits about 2 centimetres in size, which also serve as popular bird food. This makes the plant a lively addition to your garden. The Prunus offers welcome variety with its charming panicles in spring and decorative berries in late summer. The black-red berries of the cherry laurel hedge are eager
Pruning of cherry laurel Rotundifolia
The cherry laurel hedge is very easy to prune, and if it is pruned regularly, the hedge will have a fuller and denser structure. It is recommended to prune the cherry laurel hedge twice a year. The formation of new sprouts is encouraged and the branching of the branches is strengthened. In addition, regular pruning contributes to the promotion of health. If the large-leaved cherry laurel becomes too large, it can be pruned back to about 40 cm above the ground. The large-leaved cherry laurel will then sprout again.
Popular planting neighbours of the Prunus
When you buy a cherry laurel, you have numerous options for combining it with other plants.
The cherry laurel can be combined well with spring flowers such as forsythia Hydrangeas or photinia provide beautiful visual accents. The cherry laurel fits into any garden, whether it is a rural or a modern garden style. The cherry laurel hedge is perfect as a border. The hedge is particularly eye-catching in the flowering season due to the visual contrast of the green leaves and the white flowers. In any case, the plant is a real enrichment for every garden.
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