Photographs: Co. Cork

Laurel / Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Labhras silíní Family: Rosaceae Flowering: March-May. Evergreen tree / large shrub. Introduced. The white flowers in erect racemes are followed by shiny non-edible black berries. Evergreen shiny-green leathery leaves are small-toothed at the margins. Spreads by bird-sown seeds and root suckering. Height to 7m. A widespread garden escape that can be invasive in woods and on waste ground and roadsides. Similar: P. laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'. A compact cultivar with narrow, pointed leaves, often flowering again in autumn. (Bottom photographs)

Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, Labhras silíní and Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'