I have a big jar of leaves from my MIL’s tree. Sadly, she also lost hers in the big Texas freeze.We had a small bay leaf tree, but it died in the big Texas Freeze. I had not replaced it because bay leaves were/are abundant at HEB stores. Looks like I should go buy another start and get it growing.
I lost a potted bay in the freeze. Also need to get another going and be more proactive.
I’ve had good luck finding bulk bags of bay leaves in the Mexican food section of the grocery, there’s a brand I can’t recall, usually has its own free standing rack.