<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>How many characteristics does the product named "laurel" have?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE CHARACTERISTICS (characteristic_id VARCHAR); CREATE TABLE products (product_id VARCHAR, product_name VARCHAR); CREATE TABLE product_characteristics (product_id VARCHAR, characteristic_id VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT COUNT(*) FROM products AS t1 JOIN product_characteristics AS t2 ON t1.product_id = t2.product_id JOIN CHARACTERISTICS AS t3 ON t2.characteristic_id = t3.characteristic_id WHERE t1.product_name = "laurel"</codeend><|end|>