Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia 3L 40-60cm

Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia 3L 40-60cm

Prunus lusitanica ‘Angustifolia’ is a dense, bushy evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, slender dark-green leaves set off by red-tinted young stems, making an excellent compact, formal hedge. In early summer it carries small, white, lightly scented flower racemes, followed by small fruits that deepen from red to dark purple-black. Well suited to sun or light shade and moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil, it forms a neat, easily-clipped screen; left untrimmed over time it can reach about 6m tall and 4m wide, while as a hedge it is commonly maintained between 15m high.

Feeding time: Spring (MarchApril) Trimming time: Summer (JulyAugust), after flowering

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or light shade Rate of Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil Hardiness: Hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:east
facing:west
facing:north
facing:south
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:june
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:green
size:5m+
gardenstyle:formal
gardenstyle:architectural