Sasaba Holly Osmanthus, Sasaba Osmanthus               oz-MAN-thus het-er-o-FIL-us

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, upright, open habit, 3 × 3 ft (0.9 × 0.9 m) in 10 years, to 10 ft (3 m) or more.  Leaves are deeply cut and forming stiff, sharp triangular lobes; dark green color with light green veins.
• Sun to part shade.  Shear to make more compact.  Can make a impenetrable hedge.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 6.
• Sasaba:  "bamboo leaf" in Japanese.