Approximate Sizing 14cm Pot – NA 20cm Pot – NA 25cm Pot – NA 33cm Pot – NA 40cm Pot – NA 50cm Pot – NA
About the Laurus nobilis: Variety: Laurus nobilis – Bay Tree (also known as Bay Laurel or Sweet Bay) Full Size: Typically grows 5–8 metres tall and 3–5 metres wide if left unpruned, but easily kept smaller through trimming. Foliage: Evergreen with deep green, aromatic leaves traditionally used in cooking. Dense and leathery with a glossy finish.
Why Choose the Bay Tree?
Key Features:
A versatile and long-lived evergreen tree ideal for hedging, screening, or use as a formal potted topiary in Australian gardens.
Highly aromatic foliage valued in the kitchen, with fresh or dried bay leaves used in soups, stews, and roasts.
Easily maintained with pruning, and can be shaped into standards, cones, balls, or low hedges for a formal Mediterranean look.
Hardy and low maintenance, thriving in full sun to part shade and tolerating a range of soil types including clay and sandy loam.
Drought and frost tolerant once established, making it a practical and ornamental feature for both courtyards and larger landscapes.
