Do you know any way to tell a sweet bay tree from other Laurel

We have two tree/bushes that we always considered a bay tree.  They are huge. We never water them. They are kind of a tree, but have tons of suckers, and becomes a bush. We have cut it way back, and it keeps coming back.   My daughter was telling me there are lots of Laurels.  My plant identifier gives me 67% sweet bay.  Does anyone know a way to tell?  I would really like to know.   Thank you

It definitely looks like a bay to me too. How good is your sense of smell? Bay has a nice odour that should differentiate it from other shrubs with similar leaves and growth habits. Other than that, I suppose you could wait for it to flower, but they don't always.

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Sweet bay is just the common name. It's actually a Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), so they are one in the same...

There is a Cherry laurel with similar leaves but the flowers are much different.

BTW, some of the other laurels are not of the same family and are toxic, so don't try to eat it without a positive Id!