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Could someone please tell me what this tree is?

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Can you please tell me, can you use Cherry Laurel as hedging and how poisonous is it?


On plant Prunus laurocerasus

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It could be a laurel

19 Jun, 2011

 

Hello its a Laurel, and if you want to hard prune it then it responds very well, if you so wish you could come right down on it and take the overhang back too.

19 Jun, 2011

 

Thank You very much for your replies. I will take your advice Julien and prune it back.

19 Jun, 2011

 

There may be birds nest in it? There was one in mine when I pruned it right back.

19 Jun, 2011

 

Thanks for the advise, I will watch out for bird nest.

19 Jun, 2011

 

Cherry Laurel, though, not a Bay Laurel.

20 Jun, 2011

 

Yep, Cherry laurel, or more specifically, Prunus laurocerasus.

20 Jun, 2011

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