新木薑子屬常綠喬木，原產臺灣的綠島、蘭嶼以及琉球群島等地。當年生枝條、頂芽鱗片、葉柄、新葉、葉背、苞片、花梗等處滿有金黃或黃褐色柔毛。互生革質葉，卵圓或橢圓狀披針型。繖形花序簇生於葉腋，雌雄異花。花淡黃色，橢圓形果實成熟橘紅色或紅色。開花冬季，果期夏季。

An evergreen tree in the genus Neolitsea, native to Taiwan's Green Island, Lanyu and the Ryukyu Islands. An annual plant is coated with golden or brown pilose on the branches, apical bud scales, petioles, new leaves, leaf backs, bracts, pedicels, etc. Alternate leaves are leathery and oval or elliptical lanceolate. Umbellate clusters in leaf axils. Dioecious flowers are pale yellow, and fruits are oval and ripe orange or red. Flowering in winter and fruiting in summer.

全日照溫暖環境，春季新芽萌發時不可缺水。每季施用一次長效性肥料。冬季枝端休眠芽不應剪除，以免影響來春新芽萌發。繁殖採用播種法或扦插法。

Grown in full-sun, warm climates. Water supply is essential when shoots sprout in spring. Apply long-active fertilizers once every season. Don’t prune dormant buds in winter as it would inhibit the growth of new shoots in the following spring. Propagated by seeding or cuttings.

春季新葉與葉背的絨毛，在陽光照射下燦爛耀眼，具有很高的觀賞價值。樹長高時較不易欣賞新葉，因此適合矮化整形作為灌木，可修剪單株整形直接種於庭院，或以大盆缽種植欣賞。

New spring leaves and the golden pilose grown on the back of leaves shine under the sunlight, which is highly ornamental. Pruning and dwarfing the plant as a topiary shrub makes it easier for people to appreciate the new leaves. It can be as a topiary tree in a garden or planted alone in large pots.