Sweet Olive Tree Lowes
Heat drought and salt tolerant.
Sweet olive tree lowes. Sweet osmanthus should be grown in full sun or partial shade in well drained soil. Excellent in topiary form or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. The sweet olive tree of the osmanthus fragrans species is indigenous to china japan and the himalayas. Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub.
Multitudes of apricot scented white blooms. The unforgettable apricot scent of the sweet olive is the reason that gardeners have chosen this osmanthus time and time again. The tea olive has a medium growth rate and is capable of reaching 20 to 25 ft. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides.
Plant in sun to partial shade. Also known as tea olive and fragrant olive this plant grows as a shrub or small tree. High with an 8 foot spread. This evergreen is heavily branched with dark glossy green leaves and is perfect for hedges or borders and can easily be trimmed into a tree.
According to texas a m university the heady fragrance of the tree s blossoms can be detected from a distance of several hundred feet.