Portuguese Laurel 4-5ft (120-150cm) Rootballed

Our Portuguese Laurel at 4-4.5ft (120-140cm) is supplied rootballed and ready to establish quickly, making it an excellent choice for creating an attractive evergreen hedge. These well-grown plants provide reliable structure, privacy and year-round screening from the moment they are planted.

Prunus lusitanica is a premium evergreen hedging plant known for its glossy dark green foliage and distinctive red stems. Its refined appearance makes it a popular alternative to traditional laurel, complementing both formal and contemporary garden designs.

Key Features

• Plant Height: 120-140cm (4-4.5ft)
• Supply Type: Rootballed
• Growth Habit: Dense, upright and compact
• Foliage: Glossy evergreen leaves with red stems
• Position: Full sun or partial shade
• Best For: Privacy hedging, screening and boundary planting

Portuguese Laurel is relatively slow growing and one can expect up to a foot (30cm) of growth a year if left untrimmed. It forms a dense evergreen hedge with dark green leaves and produces a proliferation of small white flowers in late spring and looks good in formal situations.

It can be grown as a small hedge of 3-4ft (90-120cm) in height but will be equally happy if grown as a taller hedge of 6-7ft (180-210cm) to give that all important eye level privacy.

A Portuguese Laurel hedge will need to be trimmed annually in the spring or autumn. We recommend trimming in the spring before a new flush of growth.

These root balled Portuguese Laurel hedge plants are shown in this picture at 60cm (2ft) apart, which is the correct distance for planting Portuguese Laurel hedging.

Portuguese Laurel is tolerant of most soil types bar waterlogged soil. It also grows quite happily in full sunshine or in partial shade making it versatile for a number of different situations.

More information about planting Portuguese Laurel hedge plants can be found on the Portuguese Laurel category page.

For more information about Portuguese Laurel 4-5ft (120-150cm) Root-Balled or to discuss alternative products, call us on 01252 714552 or email at sales@hedgesonline.com