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Laurel Sumac

Laurel Sumac Care

Malosma Laurina

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What is the plant

Malosma laurina is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree growing 3 to 5 meters (10–15 feet) tall. The leaves have a taco shell shape. When flattened, they have the shape of laurel leaves, with lance-shaped leaf blades up to 10 cm (4") long. The tips of the stems, little stem attaching the leaf to the stems (petiole), the veins of the leaves, and the edges of the leaves, are a glowing reddish color all year long.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 10°C

Hardiness zone

9b - 10b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water laurel sumac regularly throughout the first growing season. Thereafter, supplemental irrigation is needed only when summers are particularly hot and dry.
Pruning
The plant can be pruned up as a small tree, and yearly fall trimming will keep it from getting rangy. Old shrubs can even be cut back hard (even coppiced) to rejuvenate them.
Fertilizer
Laurel sumac generally requires no fertilizer. If growth seems weak, provide a general-purpose fertilizer once every year. Don't fertilize in late summer or fall.

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Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.
Soil
Moist but well-drained soil.
Temperature
Avoid low temperatures

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