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Shrub/Tree ID!
Hi,
I wonder if anyone can identify this tree/shrub? I cut the lower branches off several years ago with a view to getting rid. However we liked the shape and kept it. It has since doubled in size and I need to ID it to see if it will get any bigger!
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I can't really see the leaves but think it's Prunus lusitanicus, Portugal Laurel
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks! Just searched for that and I think you've hit the nail on the head. Now worried because they grow to 12m! It's probably only half that now so I'm going to have to give it a serious haircut in the Autumn.
You can hack that back hard, makes a good hedge. At Wimpole Estate (NT) not far from here,they have some trained to about 8 foot like lampshades or mushrooms on a clear stem. Not keen myself but the plants seem OK
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks Nutcutlet. I'll keep it to the shape we have but good to know I can be fairly ruthless without doing much harm.
In its full splendour. Wow.
Doesn't Portuguese laurel have slender leaves and red shoots?
narrow compared to P. laurocerasus but not really narrow.
There are red tinges to the new stems but neither of these photos is clear enough to show that.
Pic 1. could be any white flowering tree.
ID based on
1.flowering now,
2.right flowers
3. a few leaves almost in focus (sorry stewyfizz
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I'm confident it's P. lusitanicus
In the sticks near Peterborough
Having since looked at other (in focus!) pics I am 99.9% certain that nutcutlet is correct. It's a wonderful tree and we love it, but our garden isn't big so I need to make sure Mr Laurel doesn't outgrow his surroundings. Couldn't or wouldn't cut it back until I knew what it was.