Devilwood
Osmanthus americanus
Devilwood (wild olive) is a Southeastern evergreen large shrub or small tree with leathery leaves and intensely fragrant tiny white spring flowers, followed by dark fruit for birds. Tough and refined.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–30 ft
- Spacing
- 3–20 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA