Wintersweet Tree (Chimonanthus praecox) – Fragrant Winter Blooming Japanese Allspice Shrub

Wintersweet Tree (Chimonanthus praecox) Overview

Wintersweet, also known as Japanese Allspice or 腊梅, is a deciduous flowering shrub prized for its fragrant pale yellow flowers that bloom in winter. This unique plant adds rare beauty and a spicy-sweet aroma to gardens during the cold season when most plants are dormant.

Key Features

• Deciduous shrub with fragrant winter blooms
• Sweetly scented pale yellow flowers
• Moderate growth rate reaching 10–15 feet in height
• Suitable for garden or landscape planting
• Container friendly during early growth stages
• Hardy in USDA zones 7–9

Growing Information

Wintersweet thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil. It requires moderate watering to keep the soil evenly moist. This shrub is hardy and easy to grow once established, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking to extend seasonal interest into winter months. Pruning lightly after flowering helps maintain its shape and encourages healthy growth.

Planting Wintersweet near walkways or entrances allows you to enjoy its delightful winter fragrance up close.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.