What is the difference between california bay laurel and oregon myrtle???? My parents owe my money and refuse to pay and I just keep looking at their bay laurel tree and all the burl it has on it....I'm not going to do it, but I keep thinking that if they don't pay me I'm going to take that tree Can burls be cut off of a tree without damaging the tree??? Sweet , sweet burl. looking at all that makes me salivate.