- My fresh or dried leaves are an essential ingredient in Mediterranean, French and North American cooking
- My compact upright form suits me to screening with my dark green foliage an ideal backdrop for other plants
- Hardy and fast growing I cope with frost, dry conditions and extremes of temperature
- Suitable for coastal planting, I am happy in most soils but prefer soils that are well drained
I am a large but relatively compact Bay Tree.
My aromatic foliage has been used as a culinary herb, either fresh or dried for flavouring a range of dishes since Roman times.
I naturally have an upright columnar habit and adapt well to pruning which makes me a great screening hedge.
I thrive both in pots and planted in the ground.
Use me as a feature plant or a screening hedge.
I produce masses of fluffy yellow blooms from late winter into spring.
I am incredibly hardy, tolerating frost, dry conditions, exposed locations and coastal conditions.
