Botanical Name: Common Names:
Laurus nobilis Baby Bay Dwarf Bay Tree, Bay Laurel,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Upright
Description:
Laurus Baby Bay is an excellent new columnar growing selection, quicker growing than the common Bay Tree with an upright habit. Laurus Baby Bay is great for using with many recipes and is the ideal choice for the smaller garden, pot & container work, not to forget use in the herb garden. It is very hardy and can tolerate a variety of conditions. Laurus Baby Bay is an excellent option for hedging those tight spaces in any landscape.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lauraceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High