Osmanthus Heterophyllus Tree

Leaves oval 1 1 2 to 2 1 2 in.

Osmanthus heterophyllus tree. Native to eastern asia osmanthus heterophyllus is mentioned in the oldest surviving historical record of japan. Osmanthus heterophyllus is an evergreen shrub with glossy dark green sharply toothed holly like leaves. The bark is brown to grey or blackish cracking into small plates on old plants. Osmanthus delavayi reaches 2 metres and has small oval leaves and white flowers.

Americanus reaches 15 metres and bears greenish white flowers. Supplied in a 3 litre pot or 7 5 10 litre pot. Common names include tea olive although it isn t a member of the olive family and false holly for its spiny holly like leaves. The genus osmanthus is most familiar in the form of several bushy evergreen shrubs or small trees that bear fragrant white flowers sometimes in great profusion for example o.

Wide with two to four large spine tipped teeth down each side the largest teeth 1 2 in. The main american species devilwood o. It is believed to have been used to make holly wood spears and used in battle to subdue the east. Osmanthus fragrans is a shrub or small tree recognized more by its fragrance than its appearance.

Read on to learn about growing osmanthus plants. Young shoots minutely downy. Long 1 to 1 1 2 in. Osmanthus heterophyllus variegatus variegated holly olive tree will reach a height of 2 5m and a spread of 2 5m after 10 20 years.

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2 8 m 7 26 ft tall. Extremely worthwhile plants they should be in every garden where they can be grown. Holly osmanthus or false holly o. Osmanthus heterophyllus an evergreen shrub of rounded dense bushy habit 10 ft or more high near london twice as high in milder localities.

Heterophyllus distinguished by its holly like leaves bears white flowers on 5 metre trees. Delavayi or add foliage interest to the garden for example o.