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Osmanthus fragrans F.Aurantiacus

Other Name Fragrant Or Tea Olive Location 212 Canterbury Road,, HEATHMONT VIC 3135 - Property No T11086 File Number T11086 Level Demolished/Removed

[1/1] T11086 Osmanthus fragrans f.

Statement of Significance

Horticultural Value:
A tree of horticultural or genetic value and could be an important source of propagating stock.

Rare or Localised:
A tree of a species or variety that is rare or of very localised distribution.

A very attractive shrub which produces orange flowers rather than thenormal cream to white. Flowers are small and very fragrant. The plant is the only known specimen in Victoria which is through to occur naturally in East Asia. The tree is in good condition and is a plant worthy of much wider cultivation.