The cherry laurel is ideal for creating an evergreen hedge. Whether you have a small or large garden - there is a suitable variety for every hedge shape.
Cherry laurels (Prunus laurocerasus) are among the evergreen hedge plants that characterize the domestic garden and park landscape. Thanks to their good winter hardiness, robustness and year-round foliage, they have firmly established themselves with us. Thanks to skilful breeding, there are now varieties for almost every location and hedge shape. We will help you to find the ideal cherry laurel variety for your hedge - no matter what garden and taste.
As most garden owners probably know, not all hedges are created equal. In the case of pruning-tolerant plants such as the cherry laurel, you can also trim a broad and tall growing variety into the desired shape, but thanks to the variety of growth forms of the cherry laurel, the variety can also be easily adapted to the desired later appearance of the hedge. This saves you and the plant a lot of stress and also offers a lot of added value visually.
Greentorch: This cherry laurel forms quite slow-growing hedges up to 2.5 m high and 1.4 m wide. The leaves are glossy dark green and oval in shape.
Greenpeace: High and wide hedges can be created with this easy-care, hardy variety; Growth habit: up to 4 m high and 1.8 m wide. The leaves, serrated at the edge, are rich green and elliptical in shape.
Leander: Typical choice for planting a rather broad bushy hedge. The variety is also frost tolerant.
Broad laurel 'Otto Luyken': This cultivar is the plant of choice when a low, spreading hedge or groundcover is desired; Growth habit: up to 1.5 m high and 3 m wide. 'Otto Luyken' is very hardy and grows by up to 20 cm a year. The narrow leaves are relatively small.
Linus: This variety is particularly suitable for free-standing hedges. The plant doesn't even have to be like thatto be pruned; Growth habit: up to 1.2 m wide and 3.5 m high. The variety is hardy and vigorous.
Mano: This strain is a bouncer's dream because it is as wide as it is tall; Growth habit: 1.5 m high and 1.5 m wide. This variety can be wonderfully designed in combination with its good cutting resistance.
Mari: If you don't feel like pruning your hedge every year, you can use the cherry laurel variety 'Mari'. Heights of up to 2 m can be reached.
Prudonti: This variety is suitable for slender and high hedges, making it ideal for small or narrow gardens; Growth habit: up to 3 m high and 1 m wide. The foliage is oblong and glossy mid-green.
Reynvaanii: Ideal hedge variety for shady locations with very good winter hardiness; Growth habit: up to 3 m high and 2 m wide.
Renault Ace: Perfect variety for quickly creating an opaque hedge, even in shady locations near the forest; Growth habit: up to 3 m high and 2.5 m wide. The leaves are glossy dark green and elliptical in shape.
Cherry Laurel 'Genolia': With its upright, columnar growth, 'Genolia' is perfect for narrow but high hedges; Growth habit: up to 3.5 m high and 1 m wide. The leathery, narrow leaves are a strong dark green. In addition, the variety is very hardy and slow-growing, which minimizes the maintenance effort.
Zabeliana: With the 'Zabeliana' variety, a particularly wind-resistant and wide hedge can be created; Growth habit: up to 2 m high and 5 m wide. The variety can also be used very well for planting and is extremely tolerant of pruning.
But cherry laurels are not only ideal hedge plants. The evergreen plants also do well as a solitary plant in a bed or container culture, in groups or areas and even as ground cover or underplanting, if you know which cherry laurel variety has the desired properties. That's why we've put together a selection of cherry laurel varieties for you here, which are characterized, for example, by their special hardiness, rapid growth or simply by a special appearance.
Tip: Planting takes place after the variety has been selected. To guarantee good growth, you can add a dose of long-term organic universal fertilizer to the planting hole.