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Prunus laurocerasus Mano - Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus Mano
Cherry Laurel, Common Laurel, English Laurel

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This variety bears a very compact habit, wide and with reduced growth, making it suitable for establishing low or medium maintenance hedges. Its healthy foliage is nicely rounded and bears bronze young shoots in spring that turn into a deep shiny green over the seasons, passing through medium green. Requiring no pruning, it also offers a bright white flowering in upright and fragrant clusters in spring. This palmate laurel is not very demanding and quite hardy everywhere. It tolerates all exposures with a preference for semi-shade and adapts to good garden soil.
Flower size
12 cm
Height at maturity
2 m
Spread at maturity
2 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November
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Description

Prunus laurocerasus 'Mano' is a variety of laurel with a very compact, wide habit and slow growth, specially adapted for the formation of low or medium maintenance-free hedges. Its glossy, healthy evergreen foliage is nicely rounded and bears bronze young shoots in spring that turn to medium or deep green depending on the soil type. Requiring no pruning, it also offers a bright white flowering in upright and fragrant clusters in spring. This laurel is not very demanding and quite hardy everywhere. It tolerates all exposures with a preference for partial shade and thrives in good garden soil.

 

Originating from southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, native to Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey, the Cherry Laurel, sometimes called Trabzon Laurel, Almond Laurel, or Palm Laurel, is an evergreen shrub of the Rosaceae family. They are hardy evergreen shrubs, easy to grow in ordinary soil and not very demanding in terms of exposure. They tolerate pruning well. The cultivar 'Mano' was selected for its compact size and very dense foliage. The habit of this shrub is bushy and well-branched. Growing quite slowly, it will only reach a height of about 2 m (6.6 ft) with a similar width. Hardy down to -15° C (5° F). Its foliage is composed of large, leathery leaves. The foliage is shiny green, the depth of colour depending on the soil type. In limestone soil, it will tend towards light green; in acidic soil, towards dark green. The lamina is shiny on the upper side, lighter and matt on the underside, and is very decorative. The bronze young shoots develop into small elliptical to rounded leaves. In April-May, upright clusters of tiny, slightly fragrant white flowers appear at the ends of the shoot. The flowers are very popular with bees. Fruiting occurs in summer with small ovoid fruits that are initially green, then red, and finally dark purple, becoming black when ripe. The berries are not edible but are sought after by birds that spread the seeds.

 

Cherry Laurel is one of the most commonly used shrubs nowadays for creating screening hedges. It is perfect for creating low or high trimmed hedges. The 'Mano' variety excels in low and medium hedges, protecting against neighbouring views and forming structural boundaries, both decorative and long-lasting. For hedge planting, make sure to space each plant 80 cm (31.5 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) apart. It looks perfect in a free hedge, mixed with other evergreens (Elaeagnus ebbingei, Viburnum tinus, Rhamnus alaternus, Arbutus unedo, Photinia, Taxus x media, Pyracantha, holly, etc.), or in a shrub bed. If the fruits develop to maturity, they will give rise to numerous young plants inside or outside the garden. Repeated pruning can damage the foliage and removes its charming flowering prematurely. 

 

Caution: The leaves, and all parts of the laurel are toxic if ingested, with the exception of the fruit pulp (the seed is toxic). They contain prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid), associated with an aromatic substance called benzaldehyde, with a bitter almond smell. A principle also found in the almonds of apricot and peach pits, for example.

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Prunus laurocerasus Mano - Cherry Laurel (Plant habit) Plant habit

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2 m
Spread at maturity 2 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time April to May
Inflorescence Panicle
Flower size 12 cm
Fragrance slightly scented
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour medium green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased
Foliage description Bitter almond scent when crushed.

Botanical data

Genus

Prunus

Species

laurocerasus

Cultivar

Mano

Family

Rosaceae

Other common names

Cherry Laurel, Common Laurel, English Laurel

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Plant in well-prepared, moderately dry to moist ordinary soil, without too much limestone. It tolerates all exposures, prefers partial shade and withstands low temperatures well (around -15° C (5° F)). Even if its above-ground parts are damaged by very strong frosts, it emits vigorous shoots from the base. Long and intense periods of drought can destroy already aged plants. Plant in autumn or early spring in cool regions.

Quite resistant to diseases, 'Mano' is not very susceptible to leaf spot, a pathology caused by a fungus. These attacks occur in spring and autumn, resulting in small circular black spots perforating the leaves, which turn yellow and fall off. This disease does not endanger the plant but causes particularly unsightly damage and can spread to the entire laurel hedge. When planting, use different evergreens to compose the hedge; this can help to stop the spread of the disease when it occurs. Attacks by aphids, scale insects, and powdery mildew are also a threat in hot and dry weather.

It should be noted that motorised hedge trimmers tend to damage the foliage. Trim with shears if possible, or at least finish with shears. Pruning operations can also remove flowering.

Note: The decomposition of laurel leaves, which is very slow, releases substances in the litter that inhibit the germination and growth of other plants. It would therefore be preferable to dispose of the pruning waste at a waste disposal site and not to compost it.

Planting period

Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Hedge
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Neutral, Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Deep, without excessive limestone.

Care

Pruning instructions Prune in September and possibly at the end of winter, preferably using hedge shears or secateurs to preserve the foliage, which tends to brown if damaged by an electric hedge trimmer. Winter pruning removes the flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February, September
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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