Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Eastern Asia
Types
Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
306
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40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-115-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
8-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Black
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval, Finely Dentate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood cuttings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove no more than one-third of each branch
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-purpose dry fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Nematodes
Beetles
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem
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Other Uses
Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
OSMANTHUS fragrans
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Sweet Olive
Weeping Maple
In German
Sweet Olive
Weeping Maple
In French
Olive douce
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Oliva dulce
weeping maple
In Greek
γλυκό Ελιά
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Olive doce
chorando de bordo
In Polish
słodki Olive
płacz klonu
In Latin
Dulce Olive
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Scrophulariales
Sapindales
Family
Oleaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Osmanthus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
15130
1
27800
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