Laurus Nobilis
Bay Tree
A beautiful functional plant, it can be grown as an aromatic, evergreen tree or shrub. The leaves start off a bright green and as they get older turn dark green. Where it is grown in warmer areas it produces inconspicuous flowers that are a yellowy-green colour. Female shrubs produce black berries when the flowers have died. Leaves can be dried and then used in the kitchen. It can easily be trained as a standard plant. Heavy frosts can damage young plants so they are often grown in tubs to be brought into a greenhouse for winter protection.
Contributed by @adam
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Bay Tree
Latin name
Laurus Nobilis
type
Evergreens
family
Lauraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
8.00 M
Laurus Nobilis
A beautiful functional plant, it can be grown as an aromatic, evergreen tree or shrub. The leaves start off a bright green and as they get older turn dark green. Where it is grown in warmer areas it produces inconspicuous flowers that are a yellowy-green colour. Female shrubs produce black berries when the flowers have died. Leaves can be dried and then used in the kitchen. It can easily be trained as a standard plant. Heavy frosts can damage young plants so they are often grown in tubs to be brought into a greenhouse for winter protection.
Planting Outdoors
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
Plant out container grown specimens into soil that drains well and ideally a sheltered or nearly sheltered site as frost and strong winds will affect the leaves,
Planting Outdoors
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
Plant out container grown plants into final position in sun or partial shade and in a reasonably sheltered site as strong winds will turn the leaves brown.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Little yellow flowers and the female shrubs produce black berries when the flowers have died.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
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