Prunus laurocerasus 'Parkway'

English Laurel is a large shrub with large, glossy, evergreen leaves, spires of small white flowers, and sometimes small cherry-like red to black fruits. There a number of forms or cultivated varieties of this plant. This one which we call 'Parkway' may be the large leaf form called 'Magnoliifolia' and is one we have propagated from a large old specimen growing in one of Aiken, South Carolina's historic parkways. An excellent large evergreen shrub for semi-shady sites with well-drained acid soils. This variable species is native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor.