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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...