Carolina Cherry Laurel Plant - Evergreen Prunus caroliniana, Hardy Zones 7-10, Wild-Dug

Carolina Cherry Laurel Plant Overview

The Carolina Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana) is a robust evergreen native to the southern United States, offered here as a live, wild-dug plant from Alabama woods. This hardy shrub is well-suited for gardeners seeking a natural hedge, privacy screen, or a striking landscape accent. Its rich green foliage remains vibrant year-round, providing continuous visual interest.

Key Features

• Evergreen with rich green foliage that maintains color throughout the seasons
• Fast-growing and drought-tolerant, making it suitable for low-water gardens
• Ideal for creating natural hedges and privacy screens
• Thrives in full sun to part shade environments
• Low-maintenance and responds well to pruning for shaping
• Hardy in USDA Zones 7 through 10
• Wild-dug from natural habitats, offering unique character

Growing Information

This plant adapts well to a variety of soil conditions, including poor soils, and requires minimal watering once established due to its drought tolerance. It grows best in full sun to part shade and benefits from occasional pruning to maintain desired shape and density. Its hardiness in Zones 7 to 10 ensures it can withstand a range of climates within these regions.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.