Sweet Olive Tea Tree Osmanthus Live Plant
Mature height 15 20 feet mature width 10 15 feet exposure full sun to partial shade hardiness zones 7 10 ships in a trade gallon pot we can not flowers at time of purchase.
Sweet olive tea tree osmanthus live plant. Tiny flower clusters have a delightful apricot like fragrance. Plant near walks and entrances to enjoy the fragrance. Osmanthus needs a location in full sun or partial shade. Grow at home the office or in a dorm until time to plant in the ground.
Commonly you can call the plant tea olive or sweet olive as both names nod to the sweet scent emitted by the plant s tiny white blooms. Works well for formal or informal hedges and screens or as a landscape specimen. Sweet olive tea tree osmanthus live plant. Grow your own olives and create your own cooking oil with this dainty tree and enjoy sitting outdoors surrounded by its lush beauty.
The sweet olive tree of the osmanthus fragrans species is indigenous to china japan and the himalayas. A large evergreen shrub or small tree with a broad upright form that is densely branched and covered with finely toothed dark green foliage. 9greenbox sweet olive tree osmanthus 2 pack of 4 pot. This species belongs to the genus osmanthus.
According to texas a m university the heady fragrance of the tree s blossoms can be detected from a distance of several. Tea olive plant produces edible olives used to make olive oil. They have a more dense growth habit in full sun than in shade. Perfect plants tea olive live plant 1 gallon includes care guide 4 6 out of 5 stars 33.
Osmanthus tea olive care. Osmanthus species are drought tolerant evergreen shrubs that thrive in full sun or partial shade. How to plant a tea olive osmanthus shrub or tree in the ground or in pots posted by brent wilson on 7 4 2016 to planting growing tips when planted right and in the right spot tea olive osmanthus also called sweet olive are exceptionally easy to grow. It is evergreen tree or shrub with a moderate growth rate native to china.
Other planting options include near foundations specimen plantings within flower beds or in natural areas. The shrubs tolerate most acid to neutral soils and need good drainage. It is evergreen tree or shrub with a moderate growth rate native to china. Thrives well in sun.
Plant your fragrant tea olive in rows 4 5 feet apart to create a lush thick privacy hedge. Ideal for indoors or outdoors. Plant them 4 to 6 feet apart to form a hedge or screen. Osmanthus fragrans or sweet olive tea olive belongs to olive family oleaceae along with numerous jasmines.
Variegated types tend to bleach out in full sun so give them a little afternoon shade. 9greenbox tree of peace olive tree olea europaea 4 pound pack of 6 3 7 out of 5 stars 146. Highly tolerant to poor soil heat and drought. Also known as tea olive and fragrant olive this plant grows as a shrub or small tree.
Produces flowers on the second year of growth.