Osteomeles schwerinae - Bone Apple Perennials small white flowers

small white flowers

Japan and Korea where it occurs in mountain thickets and forests

rounded deciduous tree with a more glossy

A very hardy tree and quite drought tolerant once established

an alcoholic fruit punch traditionally served warm around the Christmas and New Years Eve period

Osteomeles schwerinae - Bone Apple Perennials small white flowersA native to China where it can be found in Yunnan and Western Sichuan. It is a dense evergreen shrub with very small dark green leaves. Small white flowers give rise to small dark edible berries. Exceedingly rare in Australia and seldom offered, one for the collectors.