Umbellularia - Wikipedia
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. The tree was formerly known as Oreodaphne californica. [3]
California Laurel - Calscape
Bay laurel (Umbellularia californica) is an evergreen tree is an attractive tree of variable size, most often 20 to 45 feet. It is slow to establish, then grows fast. The leaves give off a peppery aroma and are often used as a cooking spice. They sometimes turn a spectacular golden color during the autumn in northern California.
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 - US Forest Service Research and Development
California-Laurel. Lauraceae -- Laurel family. William L. Stein. 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 ...
Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. - Calflora
Umbellularia californica is a tree that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders. Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives Siskiyou
Umbellularia californica (California bay, California Laurel, California …
California bay is a medium to a large native ornamental broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub that has an upright, dense, and rounded habit. In Oregon, it is known as the Oregon myrtle. It may grow from 30 to 75 feet tall and 30 to 75 feet wide. It tends to grow larger near water and is more shrub-like in drier areas.
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 western hardwoods.
California Bay Laurel (Trees & Shrubs of the Sunol Region ...
This tree mostly inhabits Redwood forests, California mixed woods, Yellow Pine Forest, and oak woodlands. Bays occur in oak woodlands only close to the coast, or in extreme northern California where there is sufficient moisture.
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.
California Bay Laurel - Friends of Gualala River
The bay is a distinctive tree in California–the only native species in the ancient family Lauraceae to occur in the state. Its range runs from the Umpqua River in Oregon along the Pacific coast ranges where it reaches its greatest size and into the …