Q:Our neighbor just cut a whole hillside of bay trees above us. We called the city and they stopped him but not before he had cut hundreds of trees. I can hardly sleep because of the fear that the ...

The one that is native to this region, which we call California bay, is Umbellularia californica. California bay leaves have been used, even sold, as seasoning in the same way as bay laurel.

California bay leaves come from a completely different type of tree, the California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica). These leaves have a slender long shape and a more intense, menthol–like ...

Manzanitas and California bay (Umbellularia californica) were blooming in January. But February is the beginning of a long cascade of spring bloom that ends in early summer, when rain has abated ...

Tip. Bay laurel and bay leaf are the same. However, aromatic plants such as California bay (Umbellularia californica), and others, may be mislabeled in the store as bay leaf because of the ...

Just because California bay, Umbellularia californica, can be used like Grecian or sweet bay for culinary purposes does not necessarily mean that it should be. California bay has a stronger ...

When they're cooked in a meal such as a stew or soup for an extended period, bay leaves are supposed to impart a strong ...

Just because California bay, Umbellularia californica, can be used like Grecian or sweet bay for culinary purposes does not necessarily mean that it should be. California bay has a stronger ...

The native one, Umbellularia californica, is the rarer. In the wild, our native bay trees tend to occur in woodsy arteries along canyons and foothills to about 5,000 feet, where they enjoy the ...

Photo credit: StockFood The humble bay leaf was once quite prized; We called Shuli Madmone, half of the husband-and-wife duo behind California’s Whole Spice, who has been selling the stuff since ...

None of these laurels are of the same genus as the California native bay laurel (Umbellularia californica), but they all belong to the same family, Lauraceae. All have savory leaves used in ...