California laurel
noun
: an evergreen Pacific coast tree (Umbellularia californica) of the laurel family with small umbellate flowers
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Our colleague and gardening fan Jeanette Marantos gathered a panel of experts to recommend what to plant, including the Cleveland sage — with aromas from sweet to sharply savory — and the California laurel, a handsome forest tree that can grow from 6 to 60 feet tall.
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Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
Even though its entire farm was burned down in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, the owners know from a previous fire that its California laurel trees will come back.
—Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
Even though its entire farm was burned down in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, the owners know from a previous fire that its California laurel trees will come back.
—Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
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“California laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/California%20laurel. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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