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AUCUBA japonica 'Crotonifolia'
Commonly known as Japanese laurel, Spotted laurel
Best golden form (female form)
Further Reading....
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- Tips and Advice
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- Planting Combinations
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Evergreen - elliptic to ovate, glossy leaves to 20cm (8in) long, usually with a few marginal teeth
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Red - red-purple -
Height - 3m (10ft) -
Spread - 3m (10ft)
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Hedge - Ideal for hedging
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Tall Shrub - rounded shrub. Produces bright red berries to 1cm (½in) across in autumn
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
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Partial shade - for best variegation. -
Harmful if eaten - These will give you an upset tummy, so please don't eat any of these. -
Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - female form with yellow-speckled leaves -
Pests & Diseases - none. -
Place of origin - Japan. -
Flower Shape - Panicles - - erect panicles to 10cm (4in) long of small flowers
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Leaf Colour (if not green) - Gold variegated -
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Leaf margin - Serrate - see photos above -
Leaf shape - Ovate - see photos above
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Pruning group - Pruning group 1
Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
RHS group 1 -
Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Tolerates all - - will not tolerate boggy or waterlogged soil.
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
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Aucuba japonica - Growing Guide
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
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