Personally , I despise Cherry Laurels . I have many , many - way too many - old growth ones and are they ever a pain in the neck . Their wood is very brittle and limbs will snap just like glass for no reason on a clear still sunny day . They send up suckers that run for miles . These are very difficult to pull up and will get into everything including your septic tank - no matter how far away it is . The trees have small white flowers that many people are allergic to = lots of sneezing and congestion . The black berries drop every where and make a squishy mess if they drop on a hard surface . Every single stinkin' berry /seed roots ! They do not do well in hurricanes and are hard to kill . Even after chopping them down , you will battle the new growth for years . They are highly drought tolerant and seem to have few pests or diseases . They grow very , very quickly and can become large trees - if they last that long before breaking - then you are stuck with a mishapen , ugly tree . And I haven't even gotten warmed up yet !

Jay's right....just stay away from TT. I bought 3 trees from them in the past and only ONE has survived, my caimito which has barely put on any growth at all. I wish I would have stayed away from them. Plantogram is awesome. I also found the best way to get in touch with them is to just call. Mickey recieves a lot of emails and it takes him a lot of time to respond. I bought 1 mango from him and it has done nicely for me. Andrew

I had a Cavaliere hood before but end up taking it down because the city inspector said there weren't any safety approval for the unit. It definitely cost me a lot of money buying the unit, having someone put it up for me and then take it back down. No worth the trouble. I did end up buying a Windster unit. I believe their phone number is 626 350 1015. Definitely recommended for someone who cook a lot and like the style. It is also not too expensive. Link below. www.windsterhood.com

Hmmm, Floral why isn't your post showing up here, I got an email notification there was one. To answer your question, this is where I got my seed from... http://aeronvale-allotments.org.uk/aeronpurplestar/ We had them for supper last night, delicious. Annette