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Volcano Cherry Laurel

Volcano Cherry Laurel

A strong, glossy, evergreen that brings instant fullness and year-round privacy. Volcano Cherry Laurel grows dense and vibrant, with creamy white spring blooms and a bold green presence in every season.

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Please Note: This product can not be shipped to AK, AZ, HI, OR
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Volcano Cherry Laurel Treebute

A dense, evergreen tribute with fiery new growth and fragrant spring blooms.

The Volcano Cherry Laurel emerges each spring with striking bronze-red new foliage, gradually maturing to a rich, glossy green that holds year-round. Fragrant white flower spikes rise above the leaves in mid-spring, and this compact, hardy shrub takes pruning exceptionally well, making it a reliable, dense tribute for hedges, screens, or specimen plantings.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Volcano Cherry Laurel

  • Striking, color-changing foliage: new leaves emerge bronze-red before maturing to glossy dark green, adding seasonal depth and contrast year-round.
  • Fragrant spring blooms: creamy white flower spikes rise above the foliage each spring, followed by small black ornamental fruit.
  • A dense, easy-to-shape form: takes pruning exceptionally well, making it a reliable choice for a tidy hedge, privacy screen, or specimen planting.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, the Volcano Cherry Laurel is hardy and easy to shape, rewarding simple care with dense, glossy evergreen structure.

  • Light: Full sun to partial shade. It adapts well to brighter shade than many other evergreen shrubs.

  • Water: Water when the top 2 inches of soil feel dry, keeping soil consistently moist while your shrub is establishing. It becomes fairly drought-tolerant once settled, though it prefers not to dry out completely.

  • Space: Plan for a mature size of about 4 to 7 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, forming a dense, rounded shape.

Avoid overhead watering, since wet foliage can encourage shothole fungus. This shrub takes pruning well, so it's easy to keep tidy as a hedge or shape as a specimen.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Bloom Time:
Spring
Botanical Name:
Prunus laurocerasus 'JONG1'
Growth Rate Value:
Moderate
Mature Height Value:
4-7 ft.
Mature Width Value:
4-5 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
5-9 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

Do I need ashes to plant a Volcano Cherry Laurel tribute?

No. Treebute Kits work beautifully as living memorials without cremation ashes. The cremation-safe soil blend is an optional add-on for those who want to incorporate ashes. Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

What's included in the Volcano Cherry Laurel Treebute Kit?

Each kit includes a young, healthy Volcano Cherry Laurel; a step-by-step planting & watering care guide; and a personalized memorial message. One thoughtfully packaged kit - everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Can I plant a Volcano Cherry Laurel with cremation ashes?

Treebute Kits offer the option to add Treebute® organic soil blend specially formulated to safely mix with cremation ashes and offset the naturally high pH and sodium level, creating a nurturing foundation for plant growth. The evergreen laurel becomes a living expression of enduring honor and remembrance.

Is the Volcano Cherry Laurel really evergreen?

Yes. The Volcano Cherry Laurel is an evergreen shrub that keeps its glossy, dark green foliage year-round - no bare branches in winter, no waiting for spring to see green. It's a memorial that maintains its presence through every season.

How big does a Volcano Cherry Laurel get?

The Volcano Cherry Laurel typically reaches 6-10 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide at maturity, with an upright, vase-shaped form. It's more compact than traditional cherry laurels, maintaining a tidy appearance without constant pruning.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.