But North America is also home to the native California bay leaf (Umbellularia californica). While the two leaves are similar in shape and aroma, the California bay leaf is "a little more piney ...
I saw my first Bay plant (Laurus nobilis) 17 years ago while visiting the herb gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. It was a handsome plant about 5 feet tall in a large ...