What is Laurel and where does it come from? - Crops for the Future
What is Laurel and where does it come from? - Crops for the Future
What is Laurel and where does it come from? - Crops for the Future
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<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Laurel</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>where</strong> <strong>does</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>come</strong> <strong>from</strong>?<br />
<strong>Laurel</strong> <strong>is</strong> an extremely resilient evergreen <strong>for</strong>est tree of <strong>the</strong><br />
Laureaceae family which grows in all Med<strong>it</strong>erranean areas. In<br />
Syria laurel grows wild above 200 meters over sea level along<br />
<strong>the</strong> coastal area. It <strong>is</strong> res<strong>is</strong>tant to extreme temperatures <strong>and</strong><br />
to coastal cond<strong>it</strong>ions. Its fru<strong>it</strong>s are very dark small <strong>and</strong> round<br />
berries which ripen between October <strong>and</strong> December.