NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Prunus caroliniana [= Laurocerasus caroliniana]

Scientific Name:	Prunus caroliniana [= Laurocerasus caroliniana]
Genus:	Prunus
Species Epithet:	caroliniana
Common Name:	Carolina Laurel Cherry
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	12-36 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	Feb, March, April
Growing Area:	Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Maritime forests and sandy hammocks in the Coastal Plain, escaped from cultivation to fencerows and suburban forests and thickets in more inland areas. In NC, common in maritime portions of southern coastal counties, and locally numerous farther inland in the southern Coastal Plain, but rare in the Sandhills (at least as a native). Accidental in the Piedmont, where certainly not native.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Evergreen leaves are thick and shiny Austin,TX Larry Mellichamp
Evergreen leaves and drupes. Wakulla Co, FL Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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