"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| I noticed a neighbour's today, it must be 20' high, it was a small
shrub
| when she planted it. It's at the bottom of her garden and never gets
any sun
| at its lower half.

Curiously enough, it is technically an undershrub :-) It will grow
quite happily with little direct sun, if it gets enough light. Up
to 30' high and 9" in diameter ....

| But the OP said that the bay was on a kitchen windowsill - surely it
| wouldn't get as low as -10C indoors?

I was actually responding to your posting. If he lives in a seriously
cold winter area, it won't survive outdoors.

I do! Although most of the winter is tolerable, in the -5C to -15C range,
we do get colder spells. For example, last winter it reached -35C but -42C
with windchill. You can see why I have to grow these culinary plants
indoors{;-)
Graham