Red Bay (Persea borbonia)

Red Bay · Botanical Heritage Guide

Pause beneath the leafy canopy and preserve a little of the Louisiana landscape in your garden journal. This printable guide explores Red Bay (Persea borbonia) through botanical observation, seasonal notes, and family garden memories.

Inside your digital keepsake

• A three-page English-and-French guide introducing Red Bay and its botanical name.
• Observation prompts for young growth, leafy branches, and a mature tree.
• Sketch space and a printable record for light, soil moisture, leaves, visitors, and seasonal changes.
• A heritage notebook for recording family stories with their source.
• A matching one-page woodland observation bonus card.

Print the pages for your garden binder and return to them as the seasons change.

Digital PDF only. No live tree, seeds, or physical item is included.

Red Bay (Persea borbonia) is not Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis). Plants with similar common names are not interchangeable. This guide is for cultural, educational, and horticultural observation only, with no cooking, preparation, consumption, or health-use instructions.