Neo, since no one else has answered, I'll take a stab at it. I just gave away a bay laurel standard I'd had for maybe 15 years because it was getting too large for my indoor spot. By the end, it was quite potbound. I'd venture to say that the pot was entirely filled with roots and very little else. Bay laurels are supposed to be quite tolerant of being potbound, but lack of soil in the pot would probably make it difficult for the plant to maintain water balance... and any slipup (too much or too little water) could presumably lead to death of root hairs and later leaf drop. Is your plant potbound? Something to consider.
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