Burkwood osmanthus is a dense, slow-growing, large shrub that has dark green, leathery, semi-glossy leaves. Small clusters of tubular white flowers with four lobes appear in the axils of leaves in spring.

Broadleaf evergreen shrub, bushy, slow growing to 8 ft (2.4 m) and as wide. Leaves 2.5-5 cm long, ovate to ovate-elliptic, tip narrow acute, base rounded to wedge-shaped (cuntate), margin slightly toothed, glossy, bright green. Flowers white, small, short tubular, 4-lobed, fragrant, similar to those of O. delavayi, cover the plant in spring.

Osmanthus x burkwoodii is a handsome evergreen, spring flowering shrub. It bears small, oval, dark green leaves, which make a striking backdrop to its clusters of tubular white, fragrant flowers.

Burkwood osmanthus. A dense, slow-growing, large evergreen shrub of rounded habit, to 3m, with dark green, ovate leaves 2.5-5cm in length and clusters of small, highly-scented white flowers, occasionally followed by a few black fruits

Osmanthus x burkwoodii is an easy to grow, moderate-growing, slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by blue fruit. Features glossy texture.

Osmanthus x burkwoodii is a hybrid plant in the genus osmanthus. It is a cross between osmanthus heterophyllus and osmanthus delavayi. The plant was first bred in 1931 by Harry Harrod at the Burwood Nursery in England. The plant is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3 6 m (9.8 19.7 ft) tall.

Osmanthus × burkwoodii flowering at Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Argyll, Scotland. 18th April 2022. Image Tom Christian. This hybrid between O. delavayi and O. decorus was raised by Messrs Burkwood and Skipwith of Kingston-on-Thames.