Chilean laurel

Also known as: Peruvian nutmeg; tepa

An evergreen shrub or small tree, with an upright, conical habit and broadly elliptic, serrated leaves that are glossy bright green when young, and dark green and leathery when mature. Leaves are strongly aromatic when crushed. Clusters of tiny yellow-green flowers are produced in the leaf axils in early summer

Scientific classification

Species: Chilean laurel (Laurelia sempervirens)
Genus: Laurelia
Family: Atherospermataceae

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Toxicity: Trees · Shrubs
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade · Full sun
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Chilean laurel pictures

Distribution of Chilean laurel

Distribution map

Central and Southern Chile

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Culture

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Quick identification of Chilean laurel

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Chilean laurel care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Partial shade · Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.