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Prunus lusitanica

Portuguese Laurel
Zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Exposure: Part Shade
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Think gorgeous, small, evergreen tree to 10-20' tall and wide with shiny, dark green leaves. These are cherries, blooming in late spring in tall racemes of white, fragrant flowers. Purple-red berries ripen to black in autumn -- bitter so best left to birds. Can be grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub. Sun to part shade with normal summer water to establish. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

An indispensable, large evergreen shrub or small-medium-sized tree... a beautiful specimen tree... a splendid hedging plant (Hillier); we enjoy its dark-green leaves ; small hawthorn-scented flowers, the birds enjoy its cover ; red fruit. Sun/Med

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24 Nurseries Carry This Plant:

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Alpha Nursery Inc. Salem, OR Email now 503-390-1286 Container: 3
C&J Nursery Gresham, OR Email now 503-380-1146 Liner: X
Case Nursery Aurora, OR Email now 503-678-1567 Bare Root: 2 Liner: 2
Ernst Nursery & Farms LLC St. Paul, OR Email now 503-633-8366 BB: 4
Eshraghi Nursery Hillsboro, OR Email now 503-628-8685 Container: 1
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  • Evans Farms LLC Oregon City, OR Email now 503-632-3475 BB: 2
    Hari Nursery Salem, OR Email now 503-364-4252 BB: 2
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  • Harold M. Miller Landscape Nursery Jefferson, OR Email now 503-399-1599 BB: 1 Container: 1
    Hochstein Nursery LLC Cornelius, OR Email now 503-357-5651 Container: 3
    Hofferts Nursery Dayton, OR Email now 503-260-6516 BB: 2 Liner: 2
    Jaycee Newman Inc. Boring, OR Email now 503-663-7373 BB: X
    KG Farms Inc. Woodburn, OR Email now 503-678-3245 BB: 2
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  • LBD Nursery Oregon City, OR Email now 503-631-8755 BB: 1
    Loen Nursery Inc. Woodburn, OR Email now 503-982-6300 BB: 2 Container: 2
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  • Macleay Hills Nursery Salem, OR Email now 503-871-8027 Container: 1
    P & D Nursery Tualatin, OR Email now 503-638-6366 Container: 4
    Rocky Mountain Nursery Independence, OR Email now 503-838-4222 Container: 3
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  • Sester Farms Inc. Gresham, OR Email now 503-663-4844 BB: X Container: X Liner: X
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  • Severson Farms Springfield, OR Email now 541-228-6085 BB: 1 Container: 1
    Sobella Nursery Damascus, OR Email now 503-454-0789 BB: X Container: X Liner: X
    Tree Source | Serendipity Canby, OR Email now 503-668-4577 Container: X
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  • TSW Nursery Sales Inc. Aurora, OR Email now 503-678-4401 BB: X Container: X
    Van's Nursery Inc. Salem, OR Email now 503-463-4507 Container: X
    Youngblood Nursery Inc. Salem, OR Email now 503-390-8619 Container: 2