SKIP LAUREL HEDGE FULL

Skip laurel trees thrive in a variety of soil conditions. Another issue with shade is that it can lead to increased susceptibility to disease and pests-Skip laurel trees are both disease- and pest-resistant. You won’t need to sacrifice color or growth if your plant experiences a lot of shade.

SKIP LAUREL HEDGE FULL

This tree type flourishes in both full sunlight, or six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day, and partial shade. Sun and shadeĮven the best hedge plants can struggle in the shade-but not Skip laurel trees. Skip laurels are known for being low-maintenance, virtually hassle-free and able to thrive under a variety of conditions. The best growing conditions for Skip laurels are Zones 5-9, which stretches from coast to coast, covering most of the country. USDA Hardiness Zones indicate the various regions where different types of plants thrive. In fall and winter, Skip laurel trees produce red berries that attract songbirds. Their dense foliage is glossy green year-round, and fragrant white blossoms bloom in spring. Skip laurels grow to be 10-18 feet tall and 5-7 feet wide, with a moderate growth rate of roughly 24 inches per year. Skip laurels are smaller than other laurels, allowing them to create more neat, compact hedges when pruned.

Smaller leaves than other laurels give a neat, compact look.

In the springtime, you’ll be rewarded with fragrant white blossoms that attract all kinds of pollinators. While they thrive in full sunlight, Skip laurels also fare very well in the shade-just one of the attributes that makes them low-maintenance and easy to manage. Smaller and more compact than most laurel trees, these vibrant evergreen trees can create living screens that are a great size for any yard. We’ll handle the occasional pruning this plant requires, as well as fertilization in the spring.Skip laurel trees are a go-to for many people looking for lush, dense privacy hedges. Give our office a call and we’ll get you on our planting team’s schedule. If you’re afraid to give this plant a go on your own, we regularly plant Skip Laurels for clients in the Roanoke and surrounding areas. Not bad, especially when compared with the English Boxwood which grows 1-2 inches per year. They have a moderate growth rate, and should grow around 24 inches per-year. Skip Laurels typically grow anywhere from 10-18 feet tall and 5-7 feet wide, so keep this in mind when marking your dig sites. They also keep their green, glossy leaves all year round- a bonus, no sharp pointy edges like a holly! In the spring you’ll see fragrant white flowers, and most likely a resurgence of song birds as the hedge creates the perfect environment for nesting. They naturally grow in a vase-like shape so require less pruning to achieve the desired look of a nice dense privacy hedge. The reason so many choose Skip Laurels over other natural hedge options, like a Holly or a Boxwood, is because of the low-maintenance quality of the shrub. Deer’s going to eat what a deer wants to eat, after all- but if animals have other options, say, your day lilies, they’ll tend to leave your Skip Laurels alone. A quick note on “Deer Resistant” plants:Įven though the Skip Laurel is lauded as a deer resistant choice for the backyard, Dennis Cauley points out that deer are known to break the rules. Other than that, the Skip Laurel is a low-maintenance pest and disease resistant shrub. The one thing to really keep in mind when planting is to make sure your soil has adequate drainage. If that isn’t impressive enough, it can grow in full-sun, partial-sun, or shade. The Skip Laurel can be grown in plant hardiness zones 5-9, the entirety of the Eastern coast of the United States. Somewhere in the long history of humans moving and shuffling from one continent to another, the US found itself with a new plant. Its name- Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis’ more commonly referred to as Skip Laurel can be broken into its two parts ‘Schipka’ and '-ensis' which means from Schipka, a pass in the mountains separating India from Nepal. The Skip Laurel is not originally native to Virginia.

Skip laurel hedge