Prunus laurocerasus 'Anbri' ETNA® cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
1,5-2,5m
usual width
1,5-2,5m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-May
location
full sun to shade
soil type
acidic (peaty) to neutral
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
5b (down to -27°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
We are specialists in evergreen plants and we offer the widest possible range of quality plants. English (cherry) laurel is probably the most common and reliable species.
Description of the plant:
Etna® is the queen of laurels. Its bright emerald green leaves are glossy and healthy, slightly curved at the ends and edges which gives the whole shrub added plasticity. New leaves emerge coloured in rich bronze. Etna’s foliage is much more tolerant of winter sun scald than most laurels. Compound flowers, if any, are white, fragrant and appear in April and May, followed by very ornamental but non edible fruits. This variety, however, seldom sets flowers.
This selection does not grow tall. It forms a thick, compact bush. This feature makes it ideal for several purposes: combination plant for various arrangements, undergrowth planting, and the perfect choice for an informal low hedge that does not need pruning.
Laurels need slightly deep and fertile, acidic, moist soil, and extra watering in frost-free periods in winter to prevent from drying out before the ground gets frozen. It will thrive in full sun or part shade, and will also tolerate being grown in full shade. It seldom suffers from chlorosis (leaves turning yellow owing to lack of iron in the soil). When the leaves do turn dull green or yellow the soil is too wet. Fully hardy to -27°C (USDA zone 5b).
Last update 02-02-2008; 28-05-2013
SIZES and PRICES
shrub
height 30-40 cm
330 Kč
shrub
height 30-40 cm
330 Kč
multistemmed
height 175-200 cm, width 40-50 cm
2 880 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
