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Nursery Direct
Bay Leaf
Laurus nobilis
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 70L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 90L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 130L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 150L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Bay Leaf, Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis is a Mediterranean classic, architectural, aromatic, and endlessly versatile. At advanced sizes, it commands attention as a structural element while delivering the refined character that prestige landscapes demand.
Why Bay Leaf
Architectural Form: Dense, glossy foliage and a naturally upright habit make it a defining structural presence in formal and contemporary landscapes.
Year-Round Interest: Evergreen coverage ensures consistent visual weight and privacy across all seasons.
Topiary Ready: Responds exceptionally well to shaping, a preferred choice for clipped standards, columns, and geometric forms in high-end settings.
Aromatic Quality: The foliage carries a distinctive, refined fragrance, an understated sensory detail suited to premium outdoor spaces.
Proven Durability: Tolerates coastal conditions, urban environments, and container planting without compromising performance.
Ideal Applications
Formal Entrances: Paired standards flanking entry points deliver immediate gravitas and symmetry.
Courtyard Planting: Contained form suits hard-landscaped urban courtyards and rooftop terraces where scale and structure are critical.
Hedging and Screening: Dense habit provides effective, elegant screening for residential and commercial properties.
Feature Containers: A staple of high-specification terrace and balcony design, disciplined, long-lived, and low-maintenance at scale.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 8m
Best Planting Season: Spring or autumn
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep root system, then reduce to occasional deep watering once established. Apply a balanced slow-release fertiliser in spring to encourage healthy foliage growth.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 15m
Width: 4 to 8m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Mediterranean region
Flower Colour: Pale yellow
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







