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Tree Id Help

Hi All,

I have this tree in my garden and I'm struggling to find out what it is?

Can anyone help me identify this tree?

Thanks
Ben

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    looks like Prunus lusitanica, Portugal Laurel


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • @ben52hall Maybe purchased as a small shrub some years ago and then crown lifted so that the space underneath could be used for planting other things. A Nursery local to me sells it as hedging. I looked through them al this springl for one with a straight stem. It was £4.50p and I have planted it in a pot and 'lollipoped' it for fun. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • izzy8izzy8 Posts: 147
    I grew laurel in a similar way. Bought as a shrub I started to lift the crown. 3 stems were left on and twisted to leave a now interesting trunk
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