Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs / Trees
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush / Column / Standard Tree
Mature Height & Spread: 15-35' x 15-30'
Natural Growth Habit: Oval, Pyramidal
Native To: Mediterranean
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Edible / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Fragrant / Hedge / Screen / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #5, #15, #25, #45, 36" Box, 48" Box
Sunset Garden Zones: 5-9, 12-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-11
Laurus nobilis is a broadleaf, evergreen tree with a dense, pyramidal or oval habit and dark green, lanceolate or elliptical-shaped leaves. Flowers are inconspicuous. Female trees produce small, glossy, dark-purple drupes if a male pollinator is present. The leaves are edible and aromatic. Non-invasive roots. Grown as a standard and multi/bush. It is excurrent when young, becoming decurrent with age. Uses include as formal hedges and screens, street trees, container. Tolerant of urban conditions. It is excellent in seacoast landscapes. Tolerant of the heat of desert conditions but best in afternoon shade and regular watering. It has moderate water needs when installed and while acclimating; drought tolerant once established. It prefers consistent moisture but needs good drainage. Highly adaptable to loam, sand, or clay. Moderately shade tolerant. It prefers full sun but adapts easily to partial shade, which is preferred in hot inland regions. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-retardant. Cold hardy to 20°F.
Laurus nobilis is a broadleaf, evergreen tree with a dense, pyramidal or oval habit and dark green, lanceolate or elliptical-shaped leaves. Flowers are inconspicuous. Female trees produce small, glossy, dark-purple drupes if a male pollinator is present. The leaves are edible and aromatic. Non-invasive roots. Grown as a standard and multi/bush. It is excurrent when young, becoming decurrent with age. Uses include as formal hedges and screens, street trees, container. Tolerant of urban conditions. It is excellent in seacoast landscapes. Tolerant of the heat of desert conditions but best in afternoon shade and regular watering. It has moderate water needs when installed and while acclimating; drought tolerant once established. It prefers consistent moisture but needs good drainage. Highly adaptable to loam, sand, or clay. Moderately shade tolerant. It prefers full sun but adapts easily to partial shade, which is preferred in hot inland regions. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-retardant. Cold hardy to 20°F.
