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bay leaf

17 years ago

I want to grow a bay (leaf) tree. I have seen some for sale on line, they are very small, about 3 inches tall. I realize that I will have to keep it indoors until spring, then move it outside. Has anyone grown one of these? I thought it would be nice to have nice fresh bay leaves for cooking!

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jeanie
17 years ago
I found them easy to keep alive, although inclined to devolping scale.
mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
17 years ago
The scale doesn't seem to be a problem when they are outside. I've been spraying mine with hort oil a couple of times a winter. That has worked well, though it's a bit of a job since the bay tree is about 15 years old now. I haven't looked at it since DH and DD attacked it for the materials for laurel wreaths for the boys at her birthday party last weekend. It probably looks better for a hard pruning.
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