Portuguese Laurel, Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia

Planting Advice for your Portuguese Laurel Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia:

• Grow Portuguese Laurel in well-drained soil in any sunny or partially shaded site.
• Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you're planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill one the shrub is in place.
• We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.
• Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
• Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
• Place your shrub in the hole at the same level at the pot then refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
• Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well.
• Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc
  

Aftercare advice for Portuguese Laurel:

• Keep plants well-watered while they establish
• Hardy to -15°C, protect from cold winds as it is these that tend to cause the most damage to the young shoots.

Pruning Advice for Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia:

• Hedges may be trimmed in summer to keep them tidy and shaped.