Osmanthus Delavayi

Forum for discussion of Evergreen bonsai – Buxus, Cotoneaster, Olive etc.
Post Reply
User avatar
Pearcy001
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Posts: 1307
Joined: February 8th, 2015, 7:23 pm
Favorite Species: Natives and Exotics
Bonsai Age: 0
Location: Yarraville, VIC
Been thanked: 81 times

Osmanthus Delavayi

Post by Pearcy001 »

Hi all,

Picked up a Osmanthus delavayi 'Pearly Gates' today. Not alot of info on the internet of it being utilised for bonsai but I thought I'd give it a crack regardless. Appears to have small firm serrated leaves and a interesting bark. Can anyone shed any light on any experience they have had with it?

From what I have researched so far the 'Pearly Gates' form is a dense bushy form of Osmanthus that will produce masses of tubular white and sweetly fragrant flowers. It has a zigzag form to its growth and flowers in late winter And early spring.

Wikipedia tells me the standard Osmanthus delavayi is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to the Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan regions of southern China, and widely cultivated as an ornamental in temperate and subtropical zones elsewhere.

Cheers,
Pearcy.
20210406_175018_compress99.jpg
20210406_175023_compress41.jpg
20210406_175149_compress67.jpg
20210406_175045_compress52.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Last edited by Pearcy001 on April 6th, 2021, 10:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Post Reply

Return to “Evergreen”