Laurels at that height [ I'm presuming you mean bog standard cherry laurel?] should establish easily at this time of year. If you were planting anything bigger, it would be best to cut back by about half to encourage them to branch outwards. That's why it's not worth the money buying bigger plants. However, it will benefit yours to be trimmed back a bit when planted, for the aforementioned reasons. They do like plenty of water, so they would have suffered if planted during the hot weather unless you were very vigilant with watering. Many plants did.
Incidentally - 3 - 4 feet isn't anywhere near semi mature. They grow that amount annually when established
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hard to say without seeing them res - but you could tidy up each stem/branch by about 6 to 12 inches. Back to a nice leaf joint. If they're quite bushy already, you may not need to bother. I'm also assuming it's for a hedge? If they're bushy, you could just nip the tops out to even them all up to the same level. When you plant them - make sure to tease out the roots a little bit. If they've been in the pots a while, they might be a bit pot bound, so that will help them get going
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Incidentally - 3 - 4 feet isn't anywhere near semi mature. They grow that amount annually when established
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If they're quite bushy already, you may not need to bother. I'm also assuming it's for a hedge? If they're bushy, you could just nip the tops out to even them all up to the same level.
When you plant them - make sure to tease out the roots a little bit. If they've been in the pots a while, they might be a bit pot bound, so that will help them get going
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...