Volcano Cherry Laurel

Volcano Cherry Laurel Treebute: Year-Round Green, Fragrant Spring Blooms, and the Resilience to Thrive For Decades

Loved for its vigorous, reliable growth, Volcano Cherry Laurel adds a lush, living presence. In spring, it produces fragrant clusters of creamy white blooms for a soft seasonal lift - then returns to its signature evergreen shine. Rich, glossy leaves grow naturally dense, delivering year-round beauty and privacy.

Each Treebute Kit is a complete living memorial plant kit designed for outdoor planting. The Volcano Cherry Laurel is a smart choice for people who want something that looks good right away and only gets better with time - dense foliage, low maintenance, and the ability to thrive in a wide range of conditions. It's practical, beautiful, and built to last.

Why You'll Love the Volcano Cherry Laurel

• Evergreen Year-Round: No bare branches in winter, no waiting for spring to see green. The Volcano Cherry Laurel keeps its glossy, dark green foliage all year long. For many people, that consistency is meaningful - a living tribute for a loved one that's always present, always visible.
• Fragrant Spring Blooms: In spring, upright spikes of small, creamy white flowers appear and fill the air with a sweet fragrance. These blooms attract pollinators and add seasonal interest on top of the year-round evergreen presence. 
• Bronze-Red New Growth: New leaves emerge with a distinctive bronze-red tint before maturing to glossy dark green. This subtle color variation adds visual interest throughout the growing season and signals that your tribute is actively growing and thriving.
• Compact, Upright Form: The Volcano cultivar was selected for its tighter, more upright growth habit compared to traditional cherry laurels. It grows in a neat vase shape that maintains its structure without constant pruning. Expect 6-10 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide at maturity - substantial but not overwhelming.
• Cold Hardy and Adaptable: Bred for improved hardiness, the Volcano Cherry Laurel thrives in USDA Zones 6-9. It tolerates heat, drought once established, various soil types, and even some shade. This is an evergreen shrub that adapts to your conditions rather than demanding perfect ones.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, this tribute plant requires minimal care. It doesn't need regular pruning to maintain its shape, tolerates a range of conditions, and has no serious pest or disease problems. It's a memorial you can count on without constant worry.

Each Treebute Kit Includes

✓    Hardy tribute plant (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 indoor or 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 Living Memorial

• Light: Full sun to partial shade. The Volcano Cherry Laurel is flexible - it grows most vigorously in full sun but performs well in shadier spots too. In hot climates (Zone 9), afternoon shade can help prevent leaf scorch.
• Water: Regular watering during the first growing season to establish a deep root system. Once established, it's quite drought-tolerant. Water during extended dry periods, but this evergreen shrub won't demand constant attention.
• Soil: Adaptable to many soil types including clay, loam, and sandy soils. Prefers well-drained soil but tolerates less-than-ideal conditions. Not picky about pH.
• Pruning: Minimal pruning needed thanks to its naturally compact form. Shape as desired in late winter or early spring if needed, but this cultivar maintains a tidy appearance on its own.

This is a tribute plant that rewards consistency with reliability. Give it a good start, and it will be there for you year after year.

A Note About Pets

Like many plants in the Prunus family, cherry laurel leaves contain compounds that can be harmful to pets if ingested in significant quantities. In practice, the bitter taste usually deters animals from eating the leaves. If you have pets that tend to chew on plants, position your tribute where they can't access it, or consider one of our pet-friendlier options.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

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 laurel's symbolism of enduring honor and remembrance makes it especially fitting for this purpose - your loved one becomes part of something that stays green and present through every season.

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

A Living Memorial That Endures

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. The Volcano Cherry Laurel offers something straightforward and reliable - an evergreen shrub with deep cultural roots in remembrance, practical enough to thrive without constant attention, and beautiful enough to be a source of comfort year after year.

For thousands of years, the laurel has symbolized honor, achievement, and enduring legacy. Laurel wreaths still mark memorials and commemorate those we've lost. When you plant a Volcano Cherry Laurel, you're connecting to a tradition of remembrance that spans cultures and centuries. And you're planting something that will be there, green and growing, through every season that follows.

Reliable, resilient, and present through every season. That's a legacy.