7-Gallon Osmanthus Fragrans (Ri Xiang) -日香桂-Large size,3ft Tall, 5cm Trunk Diameter, Shipped with Minimal Soil for Moisture

Osmanthus fragrans, also known as Sweet Osmanthus or Fragrant Olive, is a horticultural variety of Osmanthus. It is named for its continuous blooming and intense fragrance. It is an evergreen shrub with multiple branches and short internodes. The leaves are smooth, green in color, and usually have glandular dots on both sides. They have petioles (leaf stems) and few or no serrations along the leaf edges.

The flowers of Osmanthus fragrans are bisexual, and the plant may have separate male and female individuals or separate male, female, and bisexual flowers. The flowers are arranged in clusters in the leaf axils and have small, short, conical inflorescences at the top. There are usually two bracts at the base, fused together. The calyx is bell-shaped and four-lobed, while the corolla is white or yellowish-white, shaped like a bell, cylinder, or jar, with four petals. The flower buds are arranged in overlapping scales. The two stamens are attached to the upper part of the corolla tube, and the connective extends to form a small pointed tip. The ovary has two chambers, each containing two hanging ovules. The style may be longer or shorter than the ovary, and the stigma is capitate or shallowly divided. There may also be sterile pistils in a diamond or conical shape.

The fruit of Osmanthus fragrans is a drupe, usually ovoid or obliquely elliptical, with a hard or bony inner pericarp. It typically contains one seed, with fleshy endosperm and flattened cotyledons. The radicle points upwards. The chromosome base number is X=23.

Osmanthus fragrans is highly prized for its exquisite fragrance, which is refreshing and captivating. One remarkable characteristic is that the flower stems emerge from the green leaves, allowing the plant to produce flowers throughout the year. The type specimen and mother tree are currently preserved in Dongxi Township, Cangxi County, with an estimated age of 100 years. The tree is approximately 6 meters tall, with a diameter at breast height of 22 centimeters and a crown width of 5.8 meters. It is distributed in northeastern and northern China, as well as in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan provinces.

日香桂：是桂花的一个园艺品种，因具有不断开花，香气浓郁的特点而得名。常绿灌木，分枝多、节间短，叶片光滑，色绿，叶缘少齿或无锯齿。两面通常具腺点；具叶柄。花两性，雌雄异株或雄花、两性花异株，聚伞花序簇生于叶腋，顶生的短小圆锥花序；苞片2枚，基部合生；花萼钟状，4裂；花冠白色或黄白色，呈钟状，圆柱形或坛状，裂片4枚，花蕾时呈覆瓦状排列；雄蕊2枚，着生于花冠管上部，药隔常延伸呈小尖头；子房2室，每室具下垂胚珠2枚，花柱长于或短于子房，柱头头状或2浅裂，不育雌蕊呈钻状或圆锥状。果为核果，椭圆形或歪斜椭圆形，内果皮坚硬或骨质，常具种子1枚；胚乳肉质；子叶扁平；胚根向上。染色体基数X=23。 日香桂香气四溢，沁人心脾。极具显著的优点是花茎伸出绿叶，能常年有花，并花开不断。模式标本母树现保存在苍溪县东溪乡境内。树龄约100年，树高6米，胸径22厘米，冠幅5.8米，长势中等。分布于中国东北、华北、福建、广东、广西和海南各地。

日香桂，是桂花家族中花最香、花期最长、生长速度最快的新品种。壮枝当年能长一米以上，其花开时满树澄黄、银白，簇簇繁花，香气四溢，沁人心脾。日香桂极具显著的优点是花茎伸出绿叶，能常年有花，并花开不断。其花芽能不断分化，并具有春芽嫩枝即开花，木质化老枝也能够密生花蕾并开花的奇异特征。由此保证了日香桂开花的长时性和花开的连续性。当年生二叶小苗即开花，是普通桂花所难以比拟的。且适应性好，耐寒耐旱，易栽易活。日香桂是桂花大家族中的珍品，四季长青，抗逆性强，两长（营养生长和生殖生长）共生，全年开花期长达240余天。

Osmanthus fragrans, also known as Ri Xiang Gui, is a new variety within the Osmanthus family that is characterized by its intense fragrance, long blooming period, and rapid growth. Its branches can grow over one meter in a single year. When in bloom, the tree is adorned with clusters of golden-yellow or silver-white flowers that fill the air with a delightful and refreshing scent. One remarkable feature of Ri Xiang Gui is that its flower stems emerge from amidst the green leaves, allowing the plant to produce flowers year-round, ensuring a continuous bloom. It exhibits the unique ability to continuously differentiate flower buds, with the extraordinary characteristic of young branches and even mature woody branches being densely covered with flower buds and blossoms. This guarantees the longevity and continuity of its flowering. It can even start blooming from the tender spring buds, making it exceptional compared to ordinary Osmanthus varieties. Ri Xiang Gui is highly adaptable, tolerant to cold and drought, and easy to cultivate and establish. It is a precious gem within the Osmanthus family, maintaining evergreen foliage throughout the four seasons, displaying strong resilience, and exhibiting simultaneous vegetative and reproductive growth. Its flowering period extends for more than 240 days throughout the year.