This huge laurel came with the house. We both hate it but appreciated the privacy it gives.
I decided to give it a hard prune to reduce the size. Our dog was 'helping' – hiding his ball in the pile of branches, carrying the branches around, chewing them etc. Then he got sick. Thankfully very minor, but I since discovered laurel are toxic. To humans and pets.
So yes, it's being removed completely now.
My question is, how long should I wait before planting something like a mahonia in the same space? We've got fellers coming to remove lelandi so we'll add the laurel to the list and the trunk will be completely removed. Presumably some roots will remain but I'm hoping I can put something else in there?
by Appropriate-Sound169