Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf
Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-118-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-5
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming