Silver Sweet Olive - Osmanthus fragrans 5 seeds fragrant *SHIPPING FROM US* CombSH K21

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Contact us for solution!Description Silver Sweet Olive Osmanthus fragrans Zone: 7b - 10Height: 15 to 30 feet Spread: 15 to 20 feetSoil tolerances: clay; loam; sand; acidic; well‐drained Drought tolerance: moderate Osmanthus fragrans Germination Guide(Outdoor)Soak seeds in water for 1- 3 days.Plant the seeds in half /heavy shaded area at late Spring.Seeds will germinate at Fall or next Spring.Keep the soil moist until seeds germinate.Outdoor method may not works on some area (depends on the climate) (Indoor)Step 1Soak seeds in water for 1- 3 days,Then soak seeds with 10% peroxide solution for 5 mins. ( This will prevent seeds from rotting during stratification ) Step 2Fill a Container with Moist sand ( You can feel it’s wet, but can not squeeze water out of it ) . Dig a hole at least 2 inch deep. Place seeds in the hole and cover them with sand.Step 3 Cover the top layer of sand with two inches of mulch, or you can seal the container with plastic wrap. The point is to keep the sand moist. Write the date on the outside of your container. Step 4 Osmanthus fragrans need at least 3 months warm stratification and 3 months cold stratification.To do this you need to place the pot in a warm place with temperature of 18 - 27°C for 3 months. Cold stratification require temperature around 2 - 10°C (avoid frost!). You can put your container in fridge for 3 months. If where you live has a mild winter, you can consider placing the container outdoor. Step 5 Check seeds about once a week, remove rotten seeds. Step 6 Once seeds are stratified, dig out the seeds and soak them in 50° C water for 4 hours. Step 7 Now you can plant the seeds in container or in your garden. Keep the temperature around 18 - 24°C.Germination will occurs at around 15 days later and continue for 3 months. 1. Keep seedling away from direct sunlight. 2. Start fertilizing 1 month after germination. 3. Keep soil moist but not wet. Overwatering often rot the roots of these baby plants. Osmanthus fragrans is a roadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree, 20-40 ft (6-12 m) high, upright oval to columnar habit, often grown with several main trunks. Leaves opposite or subopposite, simple, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 6-10 cm long, tip acuminate, base wedge-shaped (cuneate), margin entire or finely toothed, leathery tough, glossy dark green above, lighter and distinctly veined below; petiole 6-12 mm long. Flowers usually white, waxy, small, 1 cm, the 4-lobed corolla is divided more or less to the base, solitary or few in stalked clusters, very fragrant (apricot-scented). Fruits bluish, 12 mm long. Native to China, Japan and Himalayas. Sweet Osmanthus is the city flower of Guilin, China, and Guilin actually means Forest of Sweet Osmanthus trees. The very fragrant flowers are used as an additive for tea and other beverages in the far east. In addition, in China the flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam, sweet cakes, dumplings and soups. An extract (alcohol absolute) of gold-orange flowers (O. fragrans var. thunbergii) is very expensive (~U.S. $4000 per kilogram) and accordingly is used in only the most expensive perfumes and flavors (Leffingwell & Associates). Seed Counts All seed counts should be considered estimates. Some of our seeds are estimated by weight.These weights are often based on our supplier weights and/or the weight of the average of several samples of the same seed.We do our best to ensure accuracy and will often add extra seeds. However, all estimates are final. Payment We accept paypal only.Remember to add items into shopping cart,then pay at once in order to save S&H fee! Shipping Ship worldwide from New York by USPS, and only to VERIFIED PAYPAL ADDRESS. Once we receive the payment, we will ship the order at the same or next business day. 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