Cherry Laurel is in flower at present. In botany, any spike-like flower-head arrangement similar to that found in Cherry Laurel with the oldest flowers at the bottom of the spike and the youngest at the top is called a raceme. Cherry Laurel is not native to Ireland. While found mainly as a shrub, in ideal conditions a Cherry Laurel is capable of growing into an impressive and significant tree some ten metres tall. Cherry Laurel is now found throughout Ireland and is spreading except in areas where conditions are particularly challenging for it such as the bogs in the Midlands and the wind-swept coasts along the western seaboard.

Source: Irish Independent April 10, 2020 23:03 UTC