General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves turn yellow in fall.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Fragrant Wintersweet Tree

Photo Gallery
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-01-04
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2023-12-11
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-12-22
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2023-12-23
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 12-04-2023
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2023-12-11
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2023-12-19
Location: Lexington, VA
Date: January, 2008
Amazing spicy fragrance in December/January
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-07
A second-year sapling, shown in early May
Location: Lexington, VA
Date: January, 2008
Loaded with blooms in January

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