Perfect Osmanthus Goshiki Bonsai
Fragrant tree olive is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Asia with a dense habit in the Oleaceae olive family.
Osmanthus goshiki bonsai. Osmanthus Bonsai Tree heterophyllus goshiki 12500 in stock. Goshiki translates from Japanese as five colors. Based on the clue provided by Adair it is Osmanthus heterophyllus Goshiki.
It is a leafy evergreen shrub with beautiful variegated fol. Tree features two tones of color and the characteristic holly leaf shape. Makes an excellent specimen planting or also works well in group plantings as.
Grows as a broad upright shrub. Evergreen shrub compact mounding slow growing but in time may reach 10 ft 3 m high and 8 ft 24 m wide. This shrubby much branched subtropical gem sports pairs of incised Holly mimic leaves which emerge pinkish red and gold hardening to a creamy tone richly flecked with green.
It could also be called the Holly leaved Osmanthus. Has green flecking on gold foliage with the new growth being a very pretty pinkish bronze color. The scientific name comes from the Greek words for fragrant osme and flower anthos.
Part shade prefers fertile moist well drained acid soil but tolerates higher pH soils. Rated 50 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating. APPROX WIDTH OF TREE.
The leaves are 1-2 long and 1 wide with seven to nine spines. Emerging pink the leathery leaves unfold as creamy white gold and bronze variegated dark green spiny leaves. Im Jody a collector with a 2 acre garden and 2000 cultivars of Conifers.