Latin name: Laurus nobilis
Foliage: Perennial
Mature height: Planted
on the garden, usually we should see as a shrub but with the years if we let it
growing alone without pruning it will rich to 49 ft. tree height or it can form
a dense shrub with the shoots that sprout from the base of the plant
Description: The Laurel is native from mediterranean
zone where it grows wild in many places.
Apart of his green dark foliage, perennial and attractive,
his leafs and flowers are very aromatics. Flowers appears in spring yellowish,
that in female plants converts in black berrys.
Out of the mediterranean climate it is very sensitive
to the frost and strong sun can burn his leafs.
Soil and Location: In
any garden ground but it prefers the looses and coldes, protected of very cold
airs. At
the sun or at the shade.
Pruning: In spring clear out the stems and the leafs
damaged.
For the topiary art that is for giving it one particular
decorative form cut ot in summer.
Reproduction: They
reproduce very quickly, in summer by cuttings ot by layers, as well we can
extract with care the suckers that sprout on the plants base and obtain new
plants.
Interesting notes: It is use too mucho on gardens, as shrub, making dense
groups or like small alone tree.
The specimens planted on flowerpot use to suffer the
attacks of the cochineal overcoat if they are under roof.
Be careful not to confuse the Bay Laurel (Laurus
nobilis) with the Cherry Laurel edo English Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) who
are quite alike. This last plant es toxic for the people on case of ingestion.
Is a plant use as flavoring for meals, as medicinal
plant and in perfume industry.
The laurel is the tree with greeks made his “laurel
crowns” and crowned his heros as fame and wisdom symbol.
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