Azara microphylla Chocolate Azara Tree | Fragrant Evergreen Shrub | 1 Gallon Pot

About This Plant

Azara microphylla, commonly known as Chocolate Azara or Chinchin Tree, is an evergreen tree or large shrub prized for its tiny glossy leaves and fragrant late winter blooms. Small golden-yellow flowers release a rich chocolate and vanilla-like fragrance, perfuming the garden when little else is flowering. It develops into a dense, upright form with fine-textured foliage, suitable for privacy screens, specimen plantings, woodland gardens, and sensory landscapes.

What You Will Receive

Live evergreen plant in a 1 gallon pot. Includes an upright, dense plant suitable for year-round beauty and privacy or as an accent specimen.

Care Instructions

Plant in fertile, well-drained soil with regular moisture during establishment. Grow in full sun to partial shade, protecting young plants from harsh drying winds. Apply mulch around the base to conserve moisture and regulate soil temperature. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage dense branching.

Why You’ll Love It

• Unique chocolate-scented flowers
• Evergreen year-round beauty
• Elegant, fine-textured foliage
• Ideal as a specimen, privacy screen, or in woodland/sensory gardens
• Bees and early pollinators are attracted to blooms
• Adaptable to containers when young