California Bay Laurel - National Wildlife Federation
California bay laurels are broad-leaved evergreen trees with rounded, oblong, or pyramidal (pyramid-shaped) crowns. They are in the same family as avocados—the Lauraceae. Young trees have smooth bark, but as they age, the bark turns flaky and scaly.
California Laurel - Calscape
Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica) is an evergreen tree in the Lauraceae family that is native to coastal forests of California at elevations from sea level to 5000 feet.
California laurel | Evergreen, Ornamental, Shade Tree | Britannica
California laurel, (Umbellularia californica), aromatic evergreen tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae). It occurs on the Pacific coast of North America from Oregon to California and grows about 15 to 25 metres (50 to 80 feet) tall. A handsome tree, …
Umbellularia californica (California Laurel) - Gardenia
A handsome ornamental and street tree on the West Coast, California Laurel is the most valued hardwood species in the Western United States. The beautiful light brown wood with darker stalkless is used for veneer in furniture and paneling, cabinetwork, and interior trim.
How to Plant and Grow California Bay Laurel - Better Homes & Gardens
2023年9月7日 · Adaptable and easy to grow, California bay laurel is native to the West Coast and the only tree of the Lauraceae family found in the western United States. It grows best in full sun to partial shade and can grow as much as 4 feet each year in the right conditions.
California-Laurel - US Forest Service Research and Development
California-laurel (Umbellularia californica) is the most valued and best publicized hardwood species in the Western United States. It is a monotypic, broadleaved evergreen with many common names, including bay, laurel, California-bay, Oregon-myrtle, myrtlewood, Pacific-myrtle, spice-tree, and pepperwood (50).
California-laurel (Umbellularia californica) | Oregon Wood …
California-laurel is the only tree of the family Lauraceae found in the western United States. It is a broadleaved evergreen tree with distinctly aromatic “bay” leaves. Often referred to as myrtlewood, California-laurel is one of the best known and most valuable …
Umbellularia - Wikipedia
Sciadiodaphne Rchb. Umbellularia californica is a large hardwood tree native to coastal forests and the Sierra foothills of California, and to coastal forests extending into Oregon. [2] It is endemic to the California Floristic Province. It is the sole species in the genus Umbellularia.
California Bay Laurel - Umbellularia californica - PNW Plants
California Bay Laurel is best known as a native tree which grows along the Pacific Ocean from southwest Oregon, south along the Coast Range, and into the Sierra Nevada mountains. In southwest Oregon it is called Oregon Myrtle and is prized for its hard wood used for wood working. Morphology:
California-laurel Genus: Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest
California-laurel is truly unique. There is only one species in the entire genus, so both the genus and species have the same name. The world's only California-laurel grows along the coast of California and southwestern Oregon, where it is commonly called Oregon-myrtle, or myrtlewood.