Bay Tree
a small market ($44K/yr) — Bay Tree doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Bay Tree profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bay Tree is a £44K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Bay Tree: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +10.6% over the last 90 days and 2.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£44K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.
6%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 20 products
Top Bay Tree products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
YouGarden Bay Tree Standard Tree 70-80cm Tall Single Garden Ready Potted Bay for Patios and Gardens Edible Plant Grow Your Own Herbs
- Price
- £30.96
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 366
- Age
- 6y ago
Carbeth Plants Laurus Nobilis Bay Tree in 13cm Pot
- Price
- £15.51
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,013
- Age
- 8y ago
Standard Kitchen Bay Leaf Tree | Laurus Nobilis | Evergreen Aromatic Hardy Small Garden Patio Shrub | Premium Grade Herb Specimen | 5L Pot 2-3ft (1 Tree)
- Price
- £33.09
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 180
- Age
- 6y ago
Laurus Nobilis Bay Laurel - Evergreen Garden Shrub Culinary Herb - Ideal for Cooking or Ornamental Topiary - 14cm Pot (30-40cm)
- Price
- £14.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 132
- Age
- 4y ago
Carbeth Plants Laurus Nobilis Bay Tree in 10cm Pot - Culinary Herb
- Price
- £9.99
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumLaurus Nobilis Bay Laurel - Evergreen Garden Shrub Culinary Herb - Ideal for Cooking or Ornamental Topiary - 14cm Pot (30-40cm)
- Price
- £14.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 132
- Age
- 4y ago
Carbeth Plants Laurus Nobilis Bay Tree in 10cm Pot - Culinary Herb
- Price
- £9.99
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 7y ago
Standard Bay Tree Hardy Garden Evergreen Laurel 2 x 4L Pots (Standard - 85-95cm Tall - 30-35cm Head) by Thompson and Morgan
- Price
- £106.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 6y ago
Thompson & Morgan Hardy Bay Tree Laurus Nobilis Standard Evergreen Foliage Aromatic Edible Leaves Attractive to Pollinators Ideal for Patios & Containers (2 x 9cm Pot)
- Price
- £14.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7y ago
YouGarden Holly Tree Ilex Meserveae Blue Maid Standard Potted Tree Supplied 80cm Tall Instant Impact
- Price
- £28.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
YouGarden Kitchen Bay Laurel Established 25-30cm Tall Plant in 12cm Pot Garden Ready for Planting
- Price
- £12.84
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 2y ago
Laurus nobilis/Bay Tree in 2L Pot Cooking Bay Leaf Tree Bayleaf Plant 3fatpigs
- Price
- £12.46
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 2y ago
Laurus nobilis | Bay Tree | Bay Leaf Herb (40cm)
- Price
- £11.79
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 3y ago
Laurus Nobilis Bay Laurel - Evergreen Garden Shrub Culinary Herb - Ideal for Cooking or Ornamental Topiary - 14cm Pot (30-40cm)
- Price
- £14.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 132
- Age
- 4y ago
1 Standard Bay Tree | Potted Patio Tree | Laurus nobilis | 75cm Tall | Plant for Front Door |
- Price
- £29.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 176
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
7 flat
Sellers
7
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Carbeth Plants31%
- YouGarden26%
- GardenersDream23%
- Generic9%
- CHRISTOW6%
- Thompson & Morgan3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Bay Tree demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Top Bay Tree search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- bay tree23K/yr
- bay trees in pots8K/yr
- bay leaf tree8K/yr
- bay trees5K/yr
- bay trees for sale3K/yr
- bay leaf plant4K/yr
- bay tree plant5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bay Tree
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
93% of reviews“a very good starter plant”
“Great value for money”
“Really pleasantly surprised with the quality of this tree which arrived safely packaged”
“Arrived as described”
“quick nice size please with the quality”
What buyers complain about
79% of reviews“bigger than I expected - would recommend”
“Not as large a plant as advertised”
“it was a bit dry when it arrived stood it in a water dish to re moisten soil”
“Not worth the money”
“sunlight will bleach the colour”
Bay Tree return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.0%
Return rate
48%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Bay Tree questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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