Bay leaf plants have small yellow flowers that appear in the spring. These mature over the summer and develop into blackish purple berries in the fall which contain one seed. ... If you grow it as a hedge and prune it often, you will have less in the way of flowers and berries. The flowers of bay leaf are quite showy.

Do bay trees have flowers?

DO BAY TREES HAVE FLOWERS? ... Younger bay trees do not produce flowers. The flowers are very small, about the size of a five pence piece. We don't remove them because they are unlikely to affect the growth of a mature bay tree.

Does bay laurel have flowers?

In the spring, bay laurel has small yellow flowers that develop into purple berries in the fall. Frequent pruning will mean fewer flowers and berries.