Looking back through the arboretum blog, the sweet-shrub flowers at different times. In 2017, it flowered in April. In 2018, it flowered in May. Now, here we are in 2020, and our sweet-shrub is flowering in the middle of March!
The sweet-shrub is flowering! The photos below were taken March 21, 2020.
A seed pod remains attached to the shrub. This particular shrub does not typically produce many fruits; this is a rare find.