Family: Oleaceae
Common Name: Delavayi sweet olive
Origin/Ecology: Native to southern China.
Habit: Medium sized shrub with graceful arching branches. Twiggy, 2-3 m tall, dense and round.
Leaves: Small, thick, curved, dark green, finely toothed.
Leaf Arrangement: opposite
Flowers and Fruit: Small white fragrant flowers in early spring. Clusters, Apr-May. Blue-black drupes.
Bark:
Water Use, Soil: Alkaline
Exposure: Full sun
Landscape Uses: Fragrance, rock garden, small garden/space
Limitations: Root rot, scale insects, wilt.
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