Prunus laurocerasus 'schipkaensis', or "Skip Laurel", is an increasingly popular screening evergreen due to its smaller size and ability to prosper in shady situations. Skip laurels are a very attractive evergreen shrub that create beautiful hedges and provide dense screening. Although fairly insignificant, Skip Laurels do produce a fragrant white flower in the Spring. Their leaves are broad, glossy and very attractive. Skip Laurels can be used in full sun to dense shade and are fairly resistant to deer browsing.

Additional Information:

Mature Height: 10-15 ft

Mature Width: 4-6 ft

Latin Name: Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'

Recommended Spacing: 4 ft apart

Watering: Everyday initially. Once established, regular watering still needed for best performance

Sunlight: Full sun to part sun

Heavy or 'Hvy' trees/shrubs/arborvitae is the distinction between the fullness and width of the plant. Heavy plants have been trimmed to promote the growth of the plant to be full and/or wider then the non-heavy plant.