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Are these Bay Leaves edible?

EricsGardenEricsGarden Posts: 151
edited March 2020 in Fruit & veg
We inherited this enormous Bay Leaf plant, but we're not sure if it's edible or not. I know some are toxic and unsuitable for cooking.

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  • EricsGardenEricsGarden Posts: 151
    edited March 2020
    pansyface said:
    It certainly looks like a bay tree.

    Have you picked a leaf off, crushed it in your fingers and sniffed it?

    Bay tree leaves are pleasant smelling.
    Yes 100% sure it's a Bay and a crushed leaf smells really lovely, we're just not sure if it's a variety that's safe to use for cooking as some are toxic.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2020
    Laurus nobilis (Bay laurel) is the edible/culinary bay and  fine for cooking.

    There are other laurels that are not edible, but Bay laurel is fine.  

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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I have that one, slightly frilly edged leaves,  always using the leaves much nicer than the dried ones you can buy, and apart from that, we have blackbirds nesting in it every year. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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