Zabels Cherry Laurel - #206
"Prunus lauracerasus 'Zabeliana'"
- Gymnosperm
- Natural Habitat - A native plant from the Black sea area of Europe. The original laurel has relatives that are common in North America.
- Leaf Pattern - small, narrow, glossy leaves. They remain a really dark green even through winter. Their size is 3-7 inches long and about 1-1.5 inches wide
- Germination Process - This shrub can grow up to 25 inches in one year. This process continues until the plant is around four feet tall and about twelve feet wide. (it grows out before it goes up)
- Type of Seed (Fruit) - Small red to black fruits grow at maturity along with white flowers in the autumn..
- Bark: smooth, light brown Very Willow-like.
- Ethnobotony - Zabels Cherry Laurel is typically used garden decor, and accent pieces for larger trees. they can also be trimmed and contained as hedges, or the shrub can grow along a fence to add life to a yard. They perform best in a moist, well drained, organic-supplemented soil in partial shade to full sunlight.
Current Research: The Zabels Cherry Laurel is a medium sized shrub that is commonly used for recreational gardening. It is well liked for its color consistency in the leaves (they remain dark green even in the winter). The laurel can grow up to two feet in a year, so if they are spaced appropriately, they can be used to go alongside a walkway. It can grow small white flowers in the spring and it also grows small black fruits in the fall. The small branches are small and willow like. The are smooth, light brown, and flexible.
Creative Writing:
The Zabel Cherry Laurel is a popular option for recreational gardening. Its leaves are constantly a dark, glossy green at all times of the year. The sun can shine on this elegant shrub as it produces small black or red fruits when the time is right. It grows constantly in the early times of its life. This shrub deserves to be in a place where everyone can see, but it sits on the outskirts of campus hidden by other shrubs.
Creative Writing:
The Zabel Cherry Laurel is a popular option for recreational gardening. Its leaves are constantly a dark, glossy green at all times of the year. The sun can shine on this elegant shrub as it produces small black or red fruits when the time is right. It grows constantly in the early times of its life. This shrub deserves to be in a place where everyone can see, but it sits on the outskirts of campus hidden by other shrubs.
References:
http://www.landscapeadvisor.com/cherry-laurel-a-useful-attractive-reliable-broadleaf/
http://plants.squakmtnursery.com/12230001/Plant/7689/Zabel's_Cherry_Laurel
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1069.html
http://www.landscapeadvisor.com/cherry-laurel-a-useful-attractive-reliable-broadleaf/
http://plants.squakmtnursery.com/12230001/Plant/7689/Zabel's_Cherry_Laurel
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1069.html