Skip Laurel Shrub
Prunus laurocerasus
- A popular choice for low-maintenance, deer-resistant hedging
- Evergreen foliage with fragrant flowers in spring, for year-round interest
- Fast-growing, up to 2 feet each year
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The Hardiest Hedge You Can Grow!
Once established, your evergreen Schipka Cherry Laurel (Skip Laurel) will need no maintenance at all!
This gorgeous, dense evergreen can be trained as a hedge or left unclipped to show off its naturally beautiful shape…
But if you want a fast, dense screen or privacy hedge, then the Skip Laurel is the right choice.
This evergreen is hardy and resistant in every way possible…
- Drought tolerant - no need to water after it's established
- Deer resistant - not many evergreens can say that!
- Tolerant of air pollution - great for cities and urban landscapes
- Adaptable to dry, poor soil - plant it anywhere
- Grows the same in shade or sun - perfect for any spot in your yard
No matter where you plant your Skip Laurel, you'll get dense, glossy evergreen foliage.
The more you plant together, the denser the foliage becomes…
Growing 2 ft. each year, you can grow an impenetrable screen or hedge in no time at all.
Or let the unclipped Skip Laurel grow naturally and get a spring show of gorgeous, white, candle-like flowers with dark berries in autumn and winter.
Whether you need a fast, thick hedge for privacy, wind screening or as barrier for dust and traffic noise…
Or you just want to plant a stunning evergreen, but don't have the time for maintenance...
Note: If your plant arrives with holes or damaged leaves, don’t be alarmed! Laurels do not like being in containers, so it is very common for this cosmetic damage to occur. Once plant your Laurel in the ground, new growth will emerge happy, healthy and hole-free. If you have any concerns, don’t hesitate to contact us!
The Skip Laurel can do it all. Order yours today!
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Product Details
Mature Height: | 10-18 ft. |
Mature Width: | 5-7 ft. |
Sunlight: | Full Sun, Partial Shade |
Growth Rate: | Moderate Growing |
Botanical Name: | Prunus laurocerasus |
Does Not Ship To: | AZ, CA, CO, OR |
Grows Well In Zones: | 6-10 outdoors |

Growing Zones: 6-10 outdoors
(hardy down to 0℉)
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nice health shrubs
did not plant yet, but they areived well packed and healthy
Over all great experience
I do have a couple that look to be smaller and there are a lot of holes in the leaf area. They might be ok. Going to order 6 more.
A Great Company
Everything about your company is exceptional. Your representatives on the phone are pleasant, well trained, patient, and thorough. The plants arrive on time in healthy condition. Prices are quite reasonable. You have a very pleased customer in me.
What a find!!
I was looking for a fast growing shrub for privacy, these Skip Laurels did the job. Bought the 12 pack for a dense line of greenery. They all arrived in perfect condition! I’m glad these evergreens will be a wall of beauty all year! Thank you——😃
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