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Home >  foliage  >  Bay Tree

Bay Tree

This bushy bay tree has wonderful, savoury leaves which will work wonders in soups and casseroles. Its handsome shape and evergreen leaves make it an attractive plant all year round and over time bay trees can grow to a substantial size.
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This bushy bay tree has wonderful, savoury leaves which will work wonders in soups and casseroles. Its handsome shape and evergreen leaves make it an attractive plant all year round and over time bay trees can grow to a substantial size.
Bay trees are hardy plants, they are happy indoors in a cool room, or outdoors on a patio or in the garden. This weeks bay trees are looking very nice and bushy with lots of young plants potted together just as pictured. These great gifts are a substantial size and offer excellent value for money for the smaller budget. If you are looking for something a bit more 'sculptured' we also have a larger 'lollipop' bay tree on the foliage page from the left hand menu.
55cm tall in a 16cm pot
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Total Price: £21.00 excluding delivery

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Bay Tree
Laurus Nobilis
Sometimes also known as the 'bay leaf tree' for obvious reasons.
Young bay trees will be happy inside on a kitchen window sill but once they grow larger they will look great on a patio or planted into the garden. Bay trees are traditional topiary trees and can be clipped and shaped into a great variety of shapes.
Bay laurel has been used through history to symbolise strength and victory from the first olympians to roman emperors. Its magical powers are said to include protection from witches and lightening...
Season: Jan to Dec
Bay leaves provide a lovely savoury flavour in stews, casseroles and soups, add one or two whole leaves during cooking and remove before serving.
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Looking after your Bay Tree
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This is the sweet bay tree – Laurus nobilis – which produces savoury leaves for cooking. They are normally grown outside, but young trees are quite happy indoors in winter and are very easy to care for.
If inside make sure the plant gets plenty of daylight, by putting it near a window. A cool room or a light porch is best, and it will be happiest away from any radiators.
Bay trees are quite slow growing but if allowed to they grow to full size trees in about 30 years. To encourage healthy growth repot your bay tree about once a year in the spring time. Long term your bay tree will be happiest outside and can of course be planted out in the ground. In pots it will withstand all but the very harshest frosts so if we do get unusual periods of very cold weather (colder than -5C) it is a good idea to the wrap the pot in horticultural fleece or hessian to prevent the roots from freezing. To keep their shape you may also want to prune your trees at the beginning and end of the growing season.
Bay trees are very tough trees and require little maintenance. In the spring and summer your plant should begin to put on new leaves, don't worry if they are a lighter colour than the existing leaves, they wil darken to a rich green over a few weeks. New shoots are more tender than established branches and may droop if exposed to hot or cold temperatures, ensure they are fully watered and try to keep in an even frost free temperature until the young leaves have matured and changed colour. Crisp or brown leaves - are the result of underwatering, give your plant a good soak and it will start to recover.
Bay leaves add a wonderful savoury flavour to soups, stews and meat dishes – put the washed leaves in the dish whole, but remove before serving.

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