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Portuguese Laurel Instant Hedging

Name: Portuguese Laurel Instant Hedging
Brand: Ornamental Trees
SKU: HE1083.1
Price: 185.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Planting & Care

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Key features

Awards RHS Award of Garden Merit

Foliage Green leaves year-round (evergreen)

Position Full sun to part shade, including exposed sites

Description

Portuguese Laurel is a hardy, evergreen hedging plant with the glossy, dark green foliage making a brilliant foil for other plants. Dark red new shoots, fragrant racemes of creamy white flowers in April-May and red fruits that turn to black all create further interest.

This useful evergreen hedge plant will tolerate most soil types that are well-drained, including chalky soils when planted in full sun or partial shade. Exposure and heavier shade can be tolerated.

AKA Portuguese Laurel

Planting Steps

1Preparation

Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.

2Planting

Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
Ensure the top of the plant's compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.

3Last Steps

Water generously around the base of the plant.
If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.

Aftercare Advice

Trees and shrubs require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

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