Caucasian Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus 'Caucasica')
A fast-growing evergreen laurel with glossy, deep green leaves and an upright habit, making it one of the quickest ways to create a dense, year-round privacy screen. Creamy white flower spikes appear in spring, followed by small black berries that birds enjoy.
- Foliage: Evergreen, glossy dark green, narrower and more upright than common laurel
- Growth rate: Fast, roughly 40 to 60 cm per year
- Height: Maintain at 1.5 to 4 m; mature height up to 6 m if left unclipped
- Planting density: plant 2 ft apart .
- Position: Full sun to deep shade
- Soil: Most well-drained soils; dislikes waterlogging
- Care: Trim once or twice in late spring and summer; water well in the first two seasons, a soaker hose along the run is the easiest way to keep it even
- Hardiness: Fully hardy in Ireland, tolerant of wind and coastal conditions.