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Pleached Cherry Laurel, Cherry Laurel Tree Pleached

Prunus laurocerasus Novita pleached

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About this product

Prunus laurocerasus 'Novita' is a newer variety of cherry laurel that closely resembles Rotundifolia, but with added hardiness. At Barcham Trees, we cultivate 'Novita' as both a bush for hedging and as standards or pleached forms for screening purposes. These specimens feature a 1.8-meter clear stem and frames measuring 1.2 meters wide by 1 meter high, making them ideal for creating an attractive screen above fence lines.

The foliage of this pleached Cherry Laurel is green, glossy, and a little darker than the Rotundifolia, which makes if perfect as a dense screen, even more so when kept well-pruned.

Like the common Cherry Laurel, Novita does flower, however not so much as a young tree, giving much more floriferous displays of white flowers with age.

Prunus laurocerasus Novita can be planted at anywhere from 1 to 2m centres, depending on how instant you would like to form your screen. The distance often needs to be a balance between how much you are looking to spend and the instant impact of the screen. The optimum distance is usually somewhere around 1.2-1.5m spacing.

This pleached Cherry Laurel is a tough contender and can thrive on most soils, however it does prefer deep and fertile planting sites that are not prone to water-logging.

As with all evergreen trees and hedges, be careful not to prune too early or late in the season; new growth, which is encouraged after pruning, must have a chance to harden up before being exposed to cold temperatures.

Mature height: 3-5m

Specifications

Common names
Pleached Cherry Laurel, Cherry Laurel Tree Pleached
Height of tree
3-5m
Tree type
Evergreen
Soil type
Well drainedWill tolerate most soil types, Will tolerate most soil typesWell drained
Shape
Pleached
Foliage Colour
Green
Information Flags
Good for bees
Pleached tree
Yes
Privacy
Screening above the fence
Location
Garden
Genus
Prunus