Trees at Andy Murray's wedding in Dunblane

[Anthony Darby]

What kind of trees were used in Andy Murray's wedding? One report says bay trees, but they ain't them!

[Anthony Darby]

Newspapers said they were bay trees, but their leaves are flat. I'd say Portuguese laurel, but not sure.

[fermi de Sousa]

Newspapers said they were bay trees, but their leaves are flat. I'd say Portuguese laurel, but not sure.

Hopefully no one pinched a few leaves to stick in the stew!
cheers
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[Anthony Darby]

Yes, cherry laurel leaves contain cyanide. Not sure about the Portuguese variety. Here's another pic. taken the day after - Sunday morning.

[David Nicholson]

Non-event of the year?

[Anthony Darby]

Like you were there David.

[David Nicholson]

They couldn't afford me

[Anthony Darby]

As if! If I'd been in Dunblane I would have been there, along with my friends who were singing in the choir. No charge.

[Maggi Young]

How lovely the flowers  look in the Cathedral.  In some of the press coverage  of the preparations I saw blossom trees being carried in as well - but they, unlike these trees with the  lollipop heads, had been  cut off near ground level - which I thought rather sad.  I can't see  in the photos here where they might have been used.
I suppose that some enterprising grower may be pollarding blossom trees for this purpose and is able to get a repeat "crop " but the long "footless" trees being carried in did look a bit  forlorn, in spite of the their full heads of  flower.

[Maggi Young]

Found  a pic of the "footless" blossom trees being taken to the Cathedral

[latestart]

Newspapers said they were bay trees, but their leaves are flat. I'd say Portuguese laurel, but not sure.

I think they are Laurus nobilis. Bay leaves from this tree are commonly used in cooking and very safe to eat. 

[latestart]

What kind of trees were used in Andy Murray's wedding? One report says bay trees, but they ain't them!

Hi Anthony I managed to root out an old photo of Laurus nobilis - the bay leaves are used in cooking. It is the darker green shrub at the back with pretty yellow flowers, like little powder puffs. Black berries will follow. 

[Anthony Darby]

Oh but there are not. Bay leaves are flat. These are "V" in cross section. The "footless" blossom branches were used on either side of the Cathedral's doors.

[Anthony Darby]

Here's a comparison.

[Anthony Darby]

You will notice bay leaves are flat. The trees used in the wedding have leaves that are not flat.