How do you identify an orange osmanthus tree? Focus on the flower color and the plant's shape

Every year, when August is about to end, people can always smell a very strong, sweet fragrance, because the osmanthus has bloomed. This plant is fairly common in our country, and it can be seen in almost every city. Its cultivation history is also very long; as early as ancient times, it had already become one of the flowering trees people loved. Moreover, this plant is divided into several varieties, the more common ones being golden osmanthus and silver osmanthus, as well as dan gui (red osmanthus), and others.

So, do you know how to tell golden osmanthus apart?

1. Identify it by its color

We can also tell from its name that the flowers of this plant tend toward yellow, which also corresponds to the word "golden." Although the flower color varies in depth because the environments of different places are not quite the same, overall it is still yellow.

2. Look at the leaves

The edges of this plant's leaves have a ring of tooth-like structures, and its leaves stay green the whole time, and will not drop because of a drop in temperature. In addition, its leaves always grow in pairs, and look like very long ovals, but both ends are pointed.

3. Look at the tree's form

This plant's shape is very large; it can grow very tall, and its main trunk is also upright, not twisting this way and that. In addition, its crown looks like a round ball, and the number of branches and leaves is also very great.

4. Look at the time it sprouts

Judging by the time the new buds come out, this variety of osmanthus grows relatively early; generally, just as March begins, its new buds have already come out.

These points are the main ways to identify golden osmanthus; friends can try looking for themselves when they have the chance.

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