9GreenBox Bay Laurel Plant One Gallon Shipped potted in soil with plastic bag to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden. The Bay Laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree best known for its fragrant foliage and use as a flavorful seasoning. The bay laurel takes well to clipping, giving you the flexibility to use this plant as a formal hedge or topiary, often times used in matched pairs for symmetrical compositions. The laurel fits very well into small gardens and city courtyards. Use classical Greco-Roman styled terra cotta pots if using the laurel as a patio tree. Can grow to over 10 feet if you let it, but with continuous clipping, size can be maintained much shorter. This evergreen is hardy to USDA zone 8 and all higher zones.