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	Laurel Oak: Quercus laurifolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) The medium-sized laurel oak tree usually reaches heights of 50 to 60 feet, though trees as tall as 100 feet have been recorded.
		Laurel oaks are found scattered on sandy soils near streams and swamps from the coastal plain of North Carolina to central Florida.
		Leaves are simple and deciduous, although they remain on the tree through much of the winter, generally falling in early spring.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /ekosal/arboretum/laurel_oak.htm (178 words)

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		LAUREL TREE By Constance de LaRose The Noble Bay or Laurel Tree Bay -- also known as sweet bay and laurel -- is related to camphor and sassafras trees.
		Graduates of medieval universities were decorated with fruiting sprigs of laurel - they were bacca laurea coronati or rather bacca laureati - hence the modern baccalaureate and laureate.(3) The distinction "poet laureate" comes from the reference to Apollo, patron of the fine arts who had a special affinity for the laurel tree.
		According to the US Department of Agriculture the Bay or laurel Tree has not changed appreciably since the days of ancient Rome though there are modern descendants which have been cross cultivated into various subspecies such as the spotted laurel and the bayberry bush.
	www.florilegium.org /files/PLANTS/Laurel-Tree-art.text (1566 words)

	Bay Laurel
		Bay laurel or sweet bay is a small evergreen shrub or tree native to the Mediterranean region and Asia Minor.
		An infusion of the leaves was taken for its warming and tonic effect on the stomach and bladder, and a plaster made from the leaves was used to relieve wasp and bee stings.
		Bay laurel is settling to the stomach and has a tonic effect, stimulating the appetite and the secretion of digestive juices.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_bay_laurel.htm (728 words)

	Floridata: Laurus nobilis
		Bay laurel is a pyramid-shaped tree or large shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark.
		Bay laurel is native to the southern Mediterranean region.
		Laurel has always symbolized victory and merit, and a baccalaureate (baca lauri, Latin for "laurel berry") still is a symbol of accomplishment.
	www.floridata.com /ref/L/laur_nob.cfm (693 words)

	Laurel Tree
		Children love to sit on the trunk of the laurel tree, which has many crevices in its trunk for use as hiding places, treasure troves, or refuges for quiet thinking.
		Bay leaves, a flavor often used in Italian cooking, are from a type of laurel tree.
		Graduates and poets received wreaths of laurel in the past, a symbol of praise and scholarship.
	www.sherrysknowledgequest.com /laureltree.htm (205 words)

	Laurel Tree
		The Laurel was also believed to be a protection against lightning; and accordingly, the Emperor Tiberius, when it thundered, wore a laurel-wreath made from the tree, at the imperial villa on the Flaminian Way, which sprang from a shoot said to have been miraculously sent from heaven to Livia Drusilla.
		The Cherry Laurel is exceptional among its congeners in having green shoots, and the yellowish-green tint of its leathery evergreen leaves is also characteristic.
		We may, perhaps, attribute to the introduction of the Laurel, and the naturally rapid increase in the popularity of its bright foliage, the victory of a more natural and less formal style of gardening over the Dutch taste for mazes, alleys, peacocks, and tea-pots in yew or box.
	www.2020site.org /trees/laurel.html (1200 words)

	Tree legends
		According to legend, the hala tree is so abundant because of Pele's rage, whose canoe, on her first landing ashore, got entangled in the roots and leaves of the hala tree.
		Hawthorn tree is destined to bring bad fortune to the owner, as this is the thorny tree that some believe was made into the crown of thorns used at Christ's Crucifixion.
		The actual tree was chosen by putting cooked meat at the bottom of a number of trees and waiting to see which one attracted the hungry ravens.
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/flowers/pcd40.html (3319 words)

	Laurel Street Arts: FAQ
		We are striving to make Laurel Street Arts a comfortable and fun place for people of all ages to explore their creativity.
		Laurel Street Arts is open from 10 am to 7 pm Monday hrough Thursday, 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday and from noon to 5 pm on Sunday.
		Laurel Street Arts is also happy to attempt to locate specific pieces from other vendors.
	www.laurelstreetarts.com /FAQ.htm (863 words)

	Search: Laurel Tree
		Bay Laurel Tree Known as laurel by the Greeks who wore it as a garland round their heads.
		The ancient Greeks and Romans fashioned bay laurel tree?s leaves into wreaths, to be worn as crowns by the victors in sporting events and military campaigns...
		Laurel Tree (Prunus laurocerasus) POPULAR names and their suggestiveness of error cannot be better illustrated than by the consideration of the trees known as Laurels.
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	• Laurel Wreath • Garden •
		On the left: the picture of the laurel tree’s branch, which is also known in English as "bay".
		In the west part, outside the Old City, there are huge farms of laurel trees, in the vicinity of tourist centres where people rest under their astonishingly beautiful branches.
		Another traditional use for the laurel wreath left over from Antiquity, is the tradition of incorporating the wreath as part of architecture, and this can be often seen in today`s gardens, engraved upon stone columns, fountains, and even garden-vases.
	www.liza-kliko.com /laurel-wreath/garden.htm (450 words)

	Baby Names Meanings - Boy And Girl Names
		Diminutive of Laura: Laurel tree or sweet bay tree (symbols of honour and victory).
		The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
		Laurel; From Laurentium; the place of the laurel trees; place of honor and victory.
	www.mybirthcare.com /favorites/pg5/baby-names-l.asp (599 words)

	Laurel Oak tree \| Oak Tree \| Tree advice \| Arborist
		I have a Laurel Oak tree about 35 to 40 feet tall, I keep the lower branches trimmed back each year but I am noticing that the surface roots have gotten bigger and are a nuisance.
		Depending on how close the sidewalk and foundation are to the trunk of the tree, you may be able to cut the roots, but you should have a professional check this out for you, too.
		A rule of thumb is that if you are 5 trunk diameters away from the trunk on one side, you can cut roots from that point outward and the tree should not suffer terribly.
	www.clevelandseniors.com /home/tomlaurel.htm (396 words)

	QTSaver: Laurel Leaves
		Laurel leaves, also known as bay leaves, are infamous for their bitter, spicy taste found in many food dishes.
		According to Greek and Roman myth, the nymph Daphne was changed into a laurel tree by her father, the river god Peneus, to keep her from being attached by the love smitten god Apollo.
		The Greek word for laurel is dhafni, named for the myth of the nymph Daphne, who was changed into a laurel tree by Gaea, who transformed her to help her escape Apollo’s attempted rape.
	qtsaver.blogspot.com /2005/10/laurel-leaves.html (2198 words)

	Department of Public Works - City of Laurel, MD - Tree Management
		The Tree City, U.S.A. program was set up to encourage the planting and care of trees and shrubs throughout urban areas of the United States.
		The Tree City, U.S.A. program helps residents learn what they can do to make their community a better place in which to live.
		Property owners are responsible for tree maintenance and removal of trees on their property.
	www.laurel.md.us /pwtree.htm (304 words)

	Floridata: Cinnamomum camphora
		The camphor tree is a dense broadleaved evergreen that is capable of growing 50-150 ft (15.2-45.7 m) tall and spreading twice that wide with a trunk up to 15 ft (4.6 m) in diameter, though the largest U.S. specimens are only half that size and those in the Caribbean are even smaller.
		This fine tree should be grown and appreciated in its native range, but not planted in other regions where species and ecosystems have not adapted to its aggressiveness and toxicity.
		In Florida, camphor trees appear in undisturbed mesic hardwood forests, upland pine woods, and scrubs, as well as in the vacant lots and fencerows where it is more commonly observed.
	www.floridata.com /ref/C/cinn_cam.cfm (847 words)

	Laurel Wreath - Ancient Symbols Gallery of Medallions - Quick Silver Mint
		In ancient Greece, victorious athletes during the Olympics, which are held to this day, were crowned with a wreath made of laurel leaves.
		The Laurel Tree has associations with the Sun God, Apollo, and the tree is known as well for it's medicinal virtues.
		While athletes are no longer given laurel wreathes, the laurel crown is identified with achieving victory, success, and excellence.
	www.quicksilvermint.com /medallions/pages/laurel.htm (84 words)

	2nd tree falls in historic Oaxaca plaza
		MEXICO CITY - A second India laurel tree toppled over in the historic main square of the southern city of Oaxaca, a loss residents blamed on a controversial remodeling project.
		The project envisions gradually replacing the laurel trees, a non-native species, with trees native to Oaxaca, though the designers have said they are willing to wait for the existing trees to die off naturally.
		Oaxaca officials denied the remodeling project was to blame for the trees' worsening conditions.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/centralphoenix/articles/0603ext-mextree0603Z4.html (333 words)

	Laurel-Tree-art
		Though the bay tree is traditionally and most frequently cultivated in the outdoors in warm Mediterranean countries, records from monasteries() as far north as England, in the 15th century, list small bay trees cultivated in pots in the herbarium.
		Graduates of medieval universities were decorated with fruiting sprigs of laurel — they were bacca laurea coronati or rather bacca laureati — hence the modern baccalaureate and laureate.() The distinction "poet laureate" comes from the reference to Apollo, patron of the fine arts who had a special affinity for the laurel tree.
		Apollo declared the tree sacred and thereafter wore a wreath of bay leaves on his head in remembrance of Daphne.() The Greeks came to believe that the tree would protect them from natural disasters, especially lightning.
	www.florilegium.org /files/PLANTS/Laurel-Tree-art.html (1581 words)

	Unusual and Exotic Tree Seeds From Around the World
		In young trees, lateral branches may have to be pruned back to keep them from breaking under their own weight.
		Peacock flower is an evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates, a deciduous shrub in zone 9, and a returning perennial in zone 8.
		The bark of this tree was used to make cloth, shoes and helmets in Polynesia, as togas for the wealthy in Europe and as loin cloths for warriors on some islands.
	www.seedman.com /tree3.htm (2186 words)

	The California Bay Laurel, Umbellularia californica
		If we record the natural and ethnobotanical histories of the bay tree and teach it to our children in their stodgy classrooms, it means little.
		The Nuts of this tree are edible when roasted and have long been consumed on a regular basis by California Tribal groups as a condiment, digestive aid and stimulant.
		The wood of the bay tree, known as Myrtlewood in Oregon, is beautiful but also subject to attack by some sort of burrowing insect which bores tiny holes through the wood, ejecting a fine powder in the process.
	www.paleotechnics.com /Articles/Bayarticle.html (2113 words)

	The Tasteful Garden - Bay Laurel Growing - Sweet Bay
		Bay Laurel is the Sweet bay laurel tree which has been grown as long as historical records have been kept.
		It is a small tree which grows to about 15-20 feet tall in mild climates.
		You will not notice the scent of Bay Laurel until you cook the leaves, the flavor is stored in the leaf and not strong until the oils are released in the pot.
	www.tastefulgarden.com /Baylaurel.htm (260 words)

	Bay Laurel, sweet bay standard. Prune and use as herb
		Bay trees are very suited to being indoor plants in the winter.
		Bay laurel likes to be pot bound and can stay in it's final 30cm (12 in) container for six years or more.
		When the bay laurel tree is about 20cm (8in) higher than the final height, cut out the topmost growing tip.
	www.gardenaction.co.uk /fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_september_3_bay_laurel3.asp (514 words)

	Bay Laurel Facts (Laurus nobilis) - Planet Botanic Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The tree grew in Israel while the Bible was happening and the Israelites saw the tree as being very much a symbol of their homeland.
		It was the symbol of triumph and military leaders would send a branch of laurel to their emperor to let him know they had won the battle.
		Every part of the tree, branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots were thought to contain power and were used to protect people from all sorts of danger.
	www.planetbotanic.ca /fact_sheets/bay_laurel.htm (2335 words)

	Cordia alliodora Laurel Tropical Hardwood
		The tree grows under a wide variety of ecological conditions and soils, as well as from sea level to 1200 m (3937 feet) close to the Central Valley.
		In the Atlantic zone Cordia alliodora usually reaches a great height and is a thin tree with a narrow, open crown and cylindrical, whitish-gray stem; whereas on the Pacific side the trunk is twisted and branching, with flish rough-texture bark.
		After some drawbacks with laurel tree plantations, people realized that the species does not tolerate poor soils and is very picky about site conditions, so growth as pure plantations has been somewhat disappointing, because it seems to require more management and maintenance.
	www.fincaleola.com /laurel.htm (567 words)

	laurels - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		the foliage of the laurel as an emblem of victory or distinction.
		look to one's laurels, to be alert to the possibility of being excelled or surpassed: New developments in the industry are forcing long-established firms to look to their laurels.
		A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/laurels (275 words)

	City of Laurel Boards, Commissions & Committees
		The City of Laurel Board of Appeals was created and established by Ordinance No. 428, passed by the Mayor and City Council on February 27, 1961 under the authority of the provisions of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
		The City of Laurel Planning Commission was created and established by Ordinance No. 422, passed by the Mayor and City Council on February 17, 1960 under the authority of the provisions of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
		The City of Laurel Board of Election Supervisors was created and established in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland and the City of Laurel.
	www.laurel.md.us /comm.htm (2602 words)

	Ficus retusa: Cuban-Laurel
		New growth, produced all year long, is a light rose to chartreuse color, giving the tree a lovely two-toned effect.
		Also used as a park tree, Cuban-Laurel tolerates trimming well and can be shaped and sheared into a hedge, screen or barrier.
		Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST255 (527 words)

	LAUREL CHERRY TREE (prunus laurocerasus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Laurocerasus, of laurus = laurel and cerasus = cherry tree, by its leaves and their fruits that remember to those of these plants.
		By its potential toxicity, the laurel-cherry tree water is only used (1/1,000 of CNH), like perfuming and component of some antitusivas skillful formulas.
		The accidental poisonings usually take place by their confusion with the laurel leaves, although its differentiation is easy: the leaves of the laurel-cherry tree are indented and when crushing they smell them of bitter almonds.
	www.hipernatural.com /en/pltlaurel_cerezo.htm (507 words)

	Herbs, Bay Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bay leaves are harvested from a medium sized tree with the leathery aromatic, dark evergreen leaves.
		Symbol of glory, honor, victory and reward, this is the plant used to make the laurel wreaths worn by winning athletes in the original Olympic games--these are the laurels one rests upon.
		Death of a bay tree was said to be a bad omen, as was the case in Paduda, Italy in 1629.
	park.org /Pavilions/FoodAndMarkets/Herbs/qr_035.htm (250 words)

	Bay Laurel, sweet bay or laurel tree - herb of the Bay leaf tree. Care and cultivation.
		Known as laurel by the Greeks who wore it as a garland round their heads.
		One of the most versatile herbs, Bay laurel can be grown as a tall evergreen tree with it's glossy foliage or in containers often as standard.
		The Bay laurel is a pyramid-shaped tree with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark.
	www.gardenaction.co.uk /fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_september_3_bay.asp (503 words)

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