Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub I.D.

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2) Date: December 3) Location: Corvallis, Oregon 4) Plant type: woody shrub, upright and rounded 5)Environment: commercial landscape 6)Exposure: sun with filtered shade 7) Scent: none 8) Other: creamy colored splotches on leaves, spiny foliage Identification:

1. Name: Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'
2. Family: Oleaceae
3. Origin: Japan
4. Random facts: Goshiki means 'five colors' in Japanese, and refers to the many colors that can be found on the foliage. The colors evolve and adapt as spring pushes to summer, and you may certainly see five distinguishable foliage colors if you paid attention throughout the year. Though tolerant to full sun conditions, this plant better retains its unique color year round when planted in the shade.

*Though similar in appearance, osmanthus is not in the same family as holly. A sure way to tell them apart is that osmanthus has opposite branching, and holly has an alternate branching pattern.