Sweet Bay Tree, Bay Laurel, Bay Leaf
Common name
Sweet Bay Tree, Bay Laurel, Bay Leaf
Date
July 15, 2013
Details
This is the true "Laurel" of the ancients now grown for its aromatic foliage - used in cooking - and, as it stands clipping well, for formal use outside hotel entrances and the like. Good hedging plant and hardy throughout the British Isles.
Family
Lauraceae
Forest layer
Tree, Shrub, Hedging
Botanical name
Laurus nobilis
Perennial