This is an small evergreen tree or in this case a shrub in my garden. Laurels are often planted as an ornamental species. They produce suckers freely and self seeds so often spreads out to produce dense thickets.
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The leaves are leathery and oblong with a short-pointed tip and rounded tapering base. They grow to 20cm long and 6cm wide. They have very small teeth at intervals. The leaves also contain cyanide.
The bark is dark greyish brown, with many lenticles. The branches are dense with smooth pale green twigs.
They grow fragrant white flowers about 13cm long fruits that turn from green to red to black.
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