Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. Green.
 
Holly Tea-Olive

Flowers: White, very fragrant, in the axils of the leaves in September or October.

Foliage: Juvenile leaves are spiny, oval in shape. Adult leaves have a simple margin.

Fruit: Black berry, ripening in early spring.

Trunk, Branching, Twigs:

 

Location: Plant Sciences Building, north planting bed, along Maple St.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

foliage form form, cv Goshiki foliage, cv Goshiki mature foliage
flowers        

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