Close up shot of the white blooms of a Carolina cherry tree - AnnaNel/Shutterstock The Carolina cherry tree (Prunus caroliniana), also known as the Carolina cherry laurel, is an evergreen shrub or ...

Fall is coming right up and all of those end-of-season projects are looming. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Q: I found your blog, Xtremehorticulture of the Desert, and am hoping you can tell me if my tree is a bay laurel. I looked at pictures of Carolina cherry trees that look similar. This tree has ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a cherry laurel tree in my yard that is full of ripe berries. Except for bird food, are the berries good for anything else? They are plump and quite bitter. — Howard ...

Cherry laurel, Prunus caroliniana, is a small tree that is native to the moist woodlands of East Texas. Recently Bill and I enjoyed a stroll around Bob Flournoy’s lovely wooded landscape. He has ...

Question: My neigbors have 2 cherry laurel trees in their back yard planted within 4 feet of my retaining wall and fence. I am worried the root system will damage my retaining wall. The branches are ...

Would inkberry be a good replacement for my cherry laurel that is always covered with white scale insects? Inkberry is a native evergreen holly and makes a good alternative for problematic cherry ...

Switzerland has banned the sale and import of the cherry laurel from September 1, with the aim of preventing the spread of this invasive species that is often used as a hedge. The new measure does not ...

Q. We have always had cherry laurel trees in our yard but saw English laurel at a garden center. Do both of them grow here in the Delta? We need to grow a thick, tall hedge. A. As with many plants, ...