Description: This member of the olive family hosts about 30 to 40 species of evergreen shrubs or trees grown for their deep green leaves and fragrant flowers. Osmanthus translates to fragrant flower ...

Xianning has a long history of osmanthus planting. It is recorded in historical literature that in the Warring States Period more than 2,300 years ago, when poem Qu Yuan passed Xianning, he wrote the ...

As global temperatures rise, the ability to understand how plants respond to heat has never been more critical. A recent study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which elevated temperatures ...

In Japan, and many other parts of East Asia, the wonderful aroma of osmanthus, otherwise known as the fragrant tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) and known in Japanese as 金木製 kinmokusei, is a harbinger of ...

On my recent trip, I discovered autumn gardens in Italy smell a lot like those in South Carolina thanks to two kinds of fall-blooming Osmanthus. In fact, my travel group became quite amused with the ...

A question for Dan Gill: Our sweet olive has been in the ground about four years and is about 6 feet tall. We've heard these trees can grow to be about 12 to 14 feet tall. I'd like to prune off some ...

On your trip to China, visit one of the most beautiful cities named Guilin through the Guilin tours available. Reserve one of the exotic Guilin Hotels and enhance the quality of your trip. Guilin is a ...

Sweet Olive – Osmanthus fragrans, also called Tea Olive is an evergreen shrub that is hardy through central Arkansas with some die back in the northern tier. Native to Asia, it blooms both spring and ...

Flowering is a key developmental milestone for plants, directly influencing reproduction and ornamental value. In Osmanthus fragrans, high ambient temperatures are known to delay or even block ...