Sweet Olive Tree Or Bush
The leaves are 7 15 cm 2 8 5 9 in long and 2 6 5 cm 1 0 2 0 in broad with an entire or finely toothed margin.
Sweet olive tree or bush. They can be planted near windows and doorways to bring the scent indoors. Sweet olive osmanthus fragrans is a large upright shrub native to many parts of asia and belonging to the olive family oleaceae. Dwarf non fruiting evergreen with a graceful multi branching habit. Heat drought and salt tolerant.
This plant can reach up to 20 feet tall with a 6 8 feet wide span but is usually seen in our landscapes at around six feet high. The flowers are white pale yellow yellow or orange yellow small about 1 cm 0 39 in long with a four lobed corolla 5 mm 0 20 in diameter and have a strong fragrance. The sweet olive osmanthus fragrans is a small evergreen shrub like tree with dark green leaves that have finely toothed edges. 99 29 99 29 99 6 99 shipping.
Sweet olive trees osmanthus fragrans grow as evergreen. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides. Standing at a height of 25 feet tall and almost as wide this specimen shrub creates an aromatic sweet smelling cluster of white blooms in the early fall every year. California covers a wide range of growing zones so check to make sure you are in u s.
In regions farther north damage from low temperatures limits its growth so it is more frequently seen at 10 to 15 feet tall. In autumn the sweet olive produces bluish black edible fruits. For generations the sweet olive or tea olive has been a staple for southern gardeners. Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub.
The sweet olive tree blooms during spring and summer with highly fragrant small tubular blossoms borne in clusters. It reaches about 20 feet tall by 10 feet wide so don t be fooled by its appearance in a pot. How to plant care for sweet olive trees enjoy fragrant blooms and evergreen leaves for years to come. Excellent in topiary form or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces.
Native to asia the sweet olive is a large shrub or small tree that is capable of growing 20 to 30 feet tall in mild coastal areas. A large evergreen shrub or small tree with a broad upright form that is densely branched and covered with finely toothed dark green foliage. Tiny flower clusters have a delightful apricot like fragrance.