Zabel's Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Prunus

  Species:

  laurocerasus

  Family:

  Roseaceae

  Wildlife Value:

  Fruits are relished by birds.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Poisonous

  Shrub

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Horizontal

  Spreading

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Black

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Summer

  Fruit Type:

  Drupe

  Fruit Description:

  Summer, black drupe

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Panicle

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  3-6 inches

  Flower Description:

  Small white flowers on 3 to 4 in. erect panicles

• Leaves:

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  3-6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Narrow willow-like, lustrous dark green leaves; 3 to 4 in. long

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Attracts:

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Salt

  Problems:

  Problem for Cats

  Problem for Dogs

  Problem for Horses

• Poisonous to Humans:

  Poison Severity:

  High

  Poison Symptoms:

  Gasping, weakness, excitement, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions, coma, respiratory failure Stems, leaves, seeds contain cyanide, particularly toxic in the process of wilting: brick red mucous membranes, panting, shock.

  Poison Toxic Principle:

  Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin

  Causes Contact Dermatitis:

  No

  Poison Part:

  Leaves

  Seeds

  Stems