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1. How tall does a Portuguese laurel grow?
2. How big do lollipop trees grow?
3. What is the difference between cherry laurel and Portuguese laurel?
4. What is a lollipop tree?
5. Should I Feed Portuguese laurel?
6. How hard can you cut back Portuguese laurel?
7. Do bay trees like sun or shade?
8. Can bay trees stay outside in winter?
9. Are bay laurel trees toxic to dogs?

How tall does a Portuguese laurel grow?

How tall will a Portugal Laurel grow? A Portugal Laurel hedge can be kept to any size, even as a small hedge of 1m (3ft) tall. If left untrimmed, it will grow between 5 and 7 metres (15-20ft) tall.

How big do lollipop trees grow?

Lollipop® Flowering Crabapple will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines.

What is the difference between cherry laurel and Portuguese laurel?

Cherry Laurel hedging is our most favourable option, hence the alternate name, the Common Laurel. Cherry Laurel is a large hedge plant and primarily used for its large thick and glossy green leaves. ... The Portuguese Laurel hedge plant boast rich, darker green leaves along its striking deep red-pink stems.

What is a lollipop tree?

The truth, however, is a little more prosaic, and so the term “lollipop tree” refers to a form of topiary where the plant has been carefully trained or pruned to create a perfect sphere of foliage growing atop a tall, single bare stem, so that it ends up looking just like, yes, a lollipop.

Should I Feed Portuguese laurel?

Portuguese laurels require feeding only once a year. Apply a handful of granular general purpose fertilizer under each shrub in the fall.

How hard can you cut back Portuguese laurel?

Trimming three times a year would be far too savage for most plants, but Portuguese laurel is very adaptable. Some specimens in badly neglected gardens that are more than 100 years old have been cut hard back to stumps to rejuvenate them and they quickly recover.

Do bay trees like sun or shade?

If they have, your bay tree will grow very happily in semi-shade although they have a slight preference for full sun in normal UK weather conditions.

Can bay trees stay outside in winter?

Bay trees can keep outside during the winter months Doug providing that they are kept in a sheltered position away from any prevailing winter winds which can quite easily scorch the leaves.

Are bay laurel trees toxic to dogs?

Note: Although bay laurel leaves are safe when used in small quantities, they may be toxic to horses, dogs and cats. Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting.