Name: Portuguese Laurel Pleached Tree (Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia')
Brand: Ortus Vita
Price: 299.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Description

Introduce elegance and privacy to your garden with the Portuguese Laurel Pleached Tree. Featuring dark red shoots, lush green leaves, and fragrant white flowers in early summer, these evergreen trees provide year-round beauty. Perfect for creating a seamless, stylish screen, they also produce small dark purple fruits in autumn. Transform your garden into a tranquil haven with these charming trees.

Details

Introducing the charming Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia 'Portuguese Laurel', the perfect blend of privacy and beauty for your garden. These evergreen trees boast dark red shoots and deep green ovate leaves that stay lush all year round. In early summer, delicate white flowers in racemes release a fragrant scent, followed by small, dark purple fruits in the autumn.

Selected for their neat growth, these trees not only provide year-round greenery but also create an elegant screen, enhancing the overall appeal of your outdoor space. Plant them strategically to form a seamless screen, shielding your garden from undesired views while adding a touch of natural beauty.

Order now and transform your garden into a tranquil haven with our delightful Portuguese Laurel Pleached Trees.

Features

Evergreen with a spreading habit, featuring dark red shoots carrying deep green ovate leaves. Small, fragrant white flowers in racemes up to 25cm long appear in early summer, followed by small, dark purple fruits.

🌳 Evergreen
🌼 White flowers in Spring
🍇 Ornamental fruit
🌱 Suitable for Chalk, Loam, Clay, Sand soils
🌞🌤️ Thrives in Full sun and Partial shade
🌍 Suitable for North, South, East, and West-facing gardens
❄️ H5: Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
🏆 RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM)
⚠️ Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten

Size Chart

Our handy size chart provides you with the different options for clear stem and stem girth, offering a visual guide to help you understand the sizes and foliage each option brings after a growing season. This chart offers a general idea of relative sizes and foliage cover but is not an exact representation of each tree species. If you need a photo of a particular size and species, please contact us. We are here to find your garden's perfect fit!

Clear Stem

The clear stem in pleached trees refers to the straight part of the tree trunk without any branches. It is measured from the base of the tree to where the foliage begins at the base of the pleach frame. Our trees are available with clear stems of 100cm, 150cm, 180cm, and 200cm. You may sometimes see pleached trees referred to as half standard (approximately 100-150cm) or standard (approximately 180-200cm) trees. Keep in mind that young, freshly pleached trees do not yet cover the entire height of the pleach frame.

Pleached Tree Sizing 1

Stem Girth

The stem girth measures the circumference of the tree trunk, typically at about 60cm above soil level, beyond the initial natural taper of the trunk's base. This measurement helps assess the tree's maturity; generally, a larger stem girth indicates greater maturity and foliage cover. Young, freshly pleached trees do not yet cover the entire pleach frame, but with proper care, they will flourish over the coming growing seasons. When selecting your stem girth, you may encounter categories like light standard (approximately 6-8cm), standard (approximately 8-10cm), select standard (approximately 10-12cm), heavy standard (approximately 12-14cm), or extra heavy standard (approximately 14-16cm).

Pleached Tree Girth

Choosing the Right Clear Stem and Stem Girth for Your Garden

Selecting the right clear stem and stem girth depends on your preferences and needs. For a budget-friendly option, choose a younger, freshly pleached tree with a 6-8cm stem girth, which will grow to fill its frame over time with proper care. For instant screening, opt for a tree with a minimum stem girth of 14cm+ (depending on species). If you need the tree for screening over a wall or fence, consider the height of the clear stem.

Our most popular choice is a pleached tree with a 12-14cm stem girth and a clear stem height of 180cm. This option provides a good height, some screening in the first growing season, and excellent value for money. It is a well-rounded solution that suits various landscaping preferences and offers a practical and cost-effective option.

Pleached Tree Sizing Guide

Bespoke Sizes Available

Our standard pleach frames measure 120cm x 120cm, but we understand the need for flexibility in size. We are pleased to offer custom pleaching tailored to your specific preferences.

Custom Frame Sizes

We’ve listened to our customers and understand the need for size flexibility. That’s why we’re excited to offer custom pleaching tailored to your preferences.

Choose Your Perfect Frame Size While our standard pleach frames measure 120cm x 120cm, we also offer custom-made frames with widths or heights up to 180cm. Please note that custom pleached trees will require additional time to mature and fully occupy the frame. Some tree species and stem girths are more adaptable than others.

Pricing and Lead Time Custom frames are priced at £50 per frame, with a minimum order of 3 custom frames or £150. The lead time for custom frames is approximately 6 weeks. Due to their bespoke nature, custom pleached trees are non-refundable.

For more information, to discuss suitability, or to arrange a bespoke order, please contact us.

Care Guidelines

Typically our trees are pleached to order on a bamboo pleach frame. The pleach frame is crafted by our nursery team here in the UK, using bamboo canes and small black zip ties. This combination creates a durable, yet natural-looking structure that serves as a skeleton as the tree matures. The trees are attached to the pleached frame using these small black zip ties. Our distinctive house style is reflected in the design of the pleached frames, which is the same as our Just Pleachy logo (for the eagle-eyed!). This ensures that all our pleached trees have uniform, tidy frames.

The lifespan of the bamboo pleached frames can vary depending on the environmental conditions they are exposed to. Generally, a well-maintained bamboo pleached frame can last anywhere from 5 to 10 years. As the bamboo frame naturally starts to deteriorate over time, you have a couple of options for maintenance: you can either remove the frames if the trees have matured enough to hold their shape independently, or you can replace sections with new bamboo. Replacement bamboo is readily available at local garden centres, making it easy to maintain your pleached trees.

As your tree matures, please ensure that any overly tight zip ties are removed or replaced as necessary to prevent them from cutting into the tree’s trunk or branches. The tree will also have a central thick bamboo cane to continue training the straight, clean stem. Again, please monitor these ties and remove or replace them as needed.

The trees arrive as individual units in their own pots. Some customers like to link the frames once planted, while others prefer not to. As with any living goods, it's important to regularly monitor the health of your trees and adjust the frame, central cane or ties as necessary.

FREE Specialist Tree Delivery

These trees are available for free delivery throughout the majority of mainland England and Wales for orders of three or more trees. These Camellias come from a specialist grower in Italy, please allow 6 weeks for delivery.

Exclusions apply to certain postcodes, such as the northernmost or southernmost parts of England and the westernmost parts of Wales. If you need fewer trees, or are outside of the delivery region, please contact us for a quote. T&Cs apply. Full delivery policy.

Plant Variations

Living plants exhibit a delightful diversity, so some variations are to be expected. The images provided serve as illustrations, and slight measurement differences may occur. While our pleach frames are typically made from bamboo, they may also be constructed from wood or metal based on availability. We cannot guarantee absolute uniformity among plants.

RHS Guide to Prunus lusitanica 'Portuguese Laurel'

For a nurturing start and ongoing care of your new Portuguese Laurel pleached tree, the RHS offers invaluable advice. Explore their comprehensive information on Prunus lusitanica 'Portuguese Laurel'.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK’s leading gardening charity, dedicated to enriching lives through plants and making the UK greener and more beautiful.

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