In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
In article ,
Mike wrote:

This is what we have found. They almost grow like weeds, but when I
mentioned this before on this newsgroup, someone said that they were not
the edible/seasoning Bay but something else, even Laurel, but 'er
indoors, the cook' said no, they are the edible ones.

Boggle. I have never seen them set viable seeds in the UK, and they
haven't naturalised. Bean says that the sexes are on different trees,
so it is possible that most of the ones grown in the UK are of one
sex (like gingko).

So there is the answer, find someone with a mature tree and soldier on
with little seedlings.

No - a breeding pair :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Ours has flowers on and we are quite prepared to send you some if you
doubt the authenticity of the tree/leaves.

BUT, and please bear this in mind, we are on the South Coast, very close
to Ventnor Botanical Gardens, who grow all sorts of things which 'cannot
grow in the UK' :-)))

OK so we are 'overseas', but still with a PO post code ;-}

PO? Portsmouth dearie

Mike and 'er outdoors and I do wish she would get indoors and cook my
dinner.
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