The Tea Olive Shrub is a species of deciduous shrub native to China and Japan It's an excellent choice for planted columns and linear lines, where its dense yet low-growing structure will provide a strong visual presence This shrub's evergreen-green foliage is attractive year-round and changes to yellow in the fall Its fragrant white flowers bloom in the autumn and its fruits are prominent in late summer and early fall, making it a great addition to the landscape The Tea Olive Shrub thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soils, although it is drought-tolerant It has a mature size of 6-10 nice and does not need to be pruned often