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- Privet or cherry laurel - differences
- What are the differences between privet and cherry laurel?
- Cherry laurel is more poisonous
- Ecological benefits
- Privet or cherry laurel?
- Tips
The cherry laurel has red berries and copes well with shady layers
Privet or cherry laurel - differences
When planting a garden hedge, the gardener is spoiled for choice. Not all shrubs are suitable for each location to pull a hedge-proof hedge. What is better suited as hedge planting - privet or cherry laurel?
What are the differences between privet and cherry laurel?
Cherry laurel is more poisonous
If you have children, you should abstain from cherry laurel. The berries of both shrubs are poisonous, but the fruits of the cherry laurel contain more toxins.
Ecological benefits
The privet is a native plant that is used by many animals. Bumblebees, butterflies and other insects serve privet as a food source. The birds also like to eat the berries and nest in the bushes.
Cherry laurel, however, is not accepted by the animal world. At most, birds once breed in the hedge. The flowers and fruits keep insects and birds away.
The BUND describes cherry laurel as a "plastic plant" that has lost nothing to an ecological garden.
Privet or cherry laurel?
For a hedge in the city, the robust privet is preferable because it can handle almost any location. In addition, it is absolutely hardy, while cherry laurel must be protected from heavy frost.
The care of privet is a bit more expensive because of the frequent cutting. But the shrub grows much faster than the cherry laurel. In addition, it can be cut into any desired shape.
Cherry laurel is evergreen. The leaves are glossy green and retain their color all year round, even in very shady places. Privet loses its leaves in autumn or winter. In many varieties, such as Atrovirens, the foliage remains very long, so that the hedge is quite opaque even in winter. The foliage color of the leaflet can change in frost, making the shrub more vivid.
Tips
Both privet and cherry laurel have many species that are suitable for the garden. It would be best to get advice from the expert on which variety you should choose for your application.