Origin: Caucasus. Evergreen shrub,
upright, well branched and dense.
Oval-elongate leaves, 15-18cm
long, 3.5-6cm wide, leathery, bright
green on the upper side, paler and
dull underneath, slightly toothed
margins. White flowers grouped in
upright clusters 8-12cm, in April-
May. Fruit: round drupes 1cm in
diameter, red and shiny black when
ripe. Adapts well to different types
of soil but prefers slightly dry to
moist or fertile from slightly acid to alkaline. Tolerates all positions but in complete
shade it requires plenty of light. Withstands severe and repeated pruning and all over
Europe it is one of the most popular plants used for hedges, both clipped and left to
grow freely. Withstands the cold and if it suffers damage from an unexpected hard
frost it will vigorously form re-growth at the base. Very decorative shaped into a half
standard and also as a standard, which we have recently begun to produce with
excellent results.
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