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What is the difference between osmanthus and orange jasmine? A quick guide to telling them apart

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Although they look alike, they can still be distinguished by different aspects. First is height: osmanthus is taller than orange jasmine, reaching up to 18 m, while orange jasmine generally does not exceed 8 m. Then there is appearance. Osmanthus leaves are mostly oval, while orange jasmine leaves are obovate, and osmanthus leaves are longer. In addition, osmanthus leaf stalks are also longer. The shape and size of the fruit also differ: the former's is oval and larger; the latter's is obovate. Their flowering and fruiting periods are also different: the former's is from September to March of the following year, and the latter's is from April to December.

1. Height

First, we should make clear that osmanthus is an evergreen tree or shrub, while orange jasmine is a small tree. So, compared with each other, the height of the first is much greater than that of the second. Specifically, osmanthus can reach a height of up to 18 m. However, orange jasmine is generally around 8 m tall.

2. Appearance

(1) Leaves: Let's start with the shape of the leaves. Osmanthus leaves are leathery, mostly oval, and some are long oval or lanceolate. However, the leaves of the second type of plant are different; they are mostly obovate. Their lengths are also different. The leaves of the first plant are about 7 to 14.5 cm long and 2.6 to 4.5 cm wide. But the leaves of the second plant are much smaller, about 1 to 6 cm long and about 0.5 to 3 cm wide.

(2) Leaf stalks: The main difference is length. The former's leaf stalks are 0.8 to 1.2 cm long, which is longer than those of the second.

(3) Fruit: First, the shape is different. The fruit of the first is oval, while that of the second is broadly ovate, sometimes spherical, and the sizes are also inconsistent; the former's is somewhat larger than the latter's.

3. Different flowering and fruiting periods

For the first plant, its flowering period is from September to early October, and its fruiting period is in March of the following year. The second plant's flowering period is from April to August, and its fruiting period is from September to December.

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