Glitches For Leaf Green

The laurel

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Laurel tree is widespread in the Mediterranean today. He is originally from Asia Minor.

Growth: The laurel tree is

it is an evergreen shrub or tree that can reach a height of up to 10m. It is leafy with leathery, 5-12cm long, elliptical leaves. The leaves shine on the top and have an aromatic scent. The axillary flowers, which appear in spring are yellow, and only a few millimeters in size.

The laurel tree is very suitable as a container plant.

The laurel tree is a large number of small, yellow flowers, which is very decorative.

location:

summer	After the last freezing nights will receive the laurel tree necessarily a place outdoors to full sun. A place on the terrace or balcony are perfect. This tells much more than in the room or in a glass house.
Winter	Once entering the first night frosts, the laurel tree is a frost-free place. Suffice temperatures below 5 ° C and a moderate amount of light. If your bay tree is too large to fit in the wintering area, cut in very appropriate to return in the spring.

cultivation / propagation:

laurel trees are now available in many specialty markets.

If you want to reproduce this in itself is best in spring by cuttings. You tear off a 15cm long road, then you put it about 2 / 3 of its length into the soil, watered it and examined in a shaded location at about 20 ° C.

substrate:

meet standard soil with some Torfinhalt for the laurel tree.

bark of a large laurel tree

Bilck in the crown of a tree about 5 m high bay.

Casting:

Use for pouring lime-free water (rain water). Maintain a uniform ball moisture and reduce moisture in the winter. Leave the root ball but not dry out, as the laurel tree does not yield the leaves in the winter.

fertilizing:

enough to fertilize in summer every 2 months is sufficient.

fruiting / harvesting:

The bay tree is kept for its leaves. They have a spicy, bitter taste and contain 1-3% essential oils.

fruit use:

You can harvest the leaves all year round. Freshly harvested they are much more aromatic than dried from the market. The main application areas are fish and meat dishes.

The bay tree is also small black berries, which are less interesting for use as the leaves. An oil from the berries is made for the cosmetics industry, Furthermore, they are used in medicine and are used in part as a spice.

fruit of the laurel tree

Text: Dominik re