Botanical Name: Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'
Common Name: Zabel's cherry laurel
Family: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: South Eastern Europe
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, elliptic, glabrous, narrow - willow-like
Flower/Inflorescence: erect panicle, small white flowers
Fruit/Seed: black drupe
Stem/Bark: brown
Size: height 6-6ft, spread 6-8ft
Habit: upright, mounding
Form: upright, dense, spreading
Culture: can thrive littler - no water, drainage, can take sun or shade, tolerates salt spray
Landscape Use: commercial, hedging, garden boarders
Notes: often sheered - mutates foliage, for better look it's best to hand prune to make select cuts in order to keep a desired look