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What is this plant

riki-leigh295riki-leigh295 Posts: 21
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Can anyone tell me what this plant is please?



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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It looks like a bay tree. Do the leaves smell?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • riki-leigh295riki-leigh295 Posts: 21
    Yes! The leaves do smell here is a closer picture,
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Yes, that is Bay.  It is an evergreen plant, but with all evergreens you will have times when some of the leaves will turn brown and die or drop off and new ones will grow.  This plant is very dense, so make sure you water it well every few weeks if there is little rain and perhaps remove some of the grass/weed growth from around the plant. I would trim some of the protruding shoots around March early April time so you can make a nice shape of the plant.
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    It's a Bay please don't assume it is suitable for cooking.

    The leaves produced by Laurus nobilis are not toxic. However, certain species with the name “laurel” or “bay” may actually be poisonous and should be avoided, while others may be perfectly safe.
    Don’t take chances if you are uncertain, limit cooking with bay leaves to those available in supermarkets.



    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's essential in Irish stew  and brown stew 😋
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    If we all stopped using the terms Laurel, Bay Laurel, Cherry Laurel, Bay and referred to Laurus noblis and Prunus laurocerasus, there would be no problem at all


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    nutcutlet said:
    If we all stopped using the terms Laurel, Bay Laurel, Cherry Laurel, Bay and referred to Laurus noblis and Prunus laurocerasus, there would be no problem at all
    Agree!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
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    East Anglia
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