Cherry laurel, English laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
More information and more Laurel hedge at the Mystery Hole is 18 feet high and 60 feet long.
It’s a double hedge with a passageway length-wise, eight to 10 feet wide at the base.
New growth mid to late April
Cherry laurel says “prune us” several times a year.
Upper level walkway ends with a pole to slide down.
After 11 years of sporadic winter pruning and spring trimming allowed hedge to expand into walkway...
radical pruning was needed in winter 2011.
To maintain privacy, neighbor’s side was pruned in winter 2010.
Branches tied back and then pruned.
Truckers’ hitch (slipknot) allows cinching, adjustments, and easy removal of ties.
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