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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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Are 'Skip Laurel' and 'Cherry Laurel' the same thing?
Comments (2)Schipka laurel is a cultivar of cherry laurel. Cherry laurel = cow, Schipka laurel = Holstein....See MoreSkip laurel, cherry laurel or wax myrtle for Zone 7a hedging?
Comments (10)You didn't say how high your hedge needs to be. Are deer a problem? How's the drainage? No for Prunus caroliniana. It is a tree and can get damaged in winter. But there may be other Prunus such as Skip laurel, provided they get enough moisture. It can get 8 to 15 feet. Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' works for many years. Doesn't get much over 4 or 5 feet. But can eventually get white scale and die out. Euonymus is great provided your area is fenced from deer. Golden euonymus, Silver King euonymus, etc. Wax myrtle may work, but can defoliate in really cold winters. Also, snow loads can break them up, which is discouraging, but deer don't like them. You might consider Viburnum pragense. It's a bit course, but with shaping looks fairly good. Takes regular maintenance. Stays evergreen. It's tough and deer don't care for it. Leaves droop in coldest weather. Then there are all the hollies, such as I cornuta 'Burford', 'Needlepoint', 'Carissa', I. cornuta Rotundifolia, Ilex crenata and all it's cultivars, the Blue hollies and all their cultivars....See Moreskip laurels? can these be saved?
Comments (1)You need to say where you are located, what care you have given and preferably supply photos inorder for people to make useful suggestions....See MoreSick Skip Laurel
Comments (7)That doesn't exactly look like whitefly but it is some kind of insect infestation. And a pretty significant one from the amount of stippling/discoloration showing. Laurels of all cultivars are ubiquitous here....to the point where they are listed as borderline invasive. But I have never seen any with that severe of an issue.....typically just shothole or weevil damage. So don't take my word it is not whitefly :-) It just looks different from what I am used to. The neem or even insecticidal soap should help but you must get it on the underside of the leaves and as complete coverage as possible. Not an easy task! The Bayer systemic should work as well but is not a fast control. And the leaves are always going to look as they do now....until they naturally fall off due to age....See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 years agoDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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