【Objective】 Osmanthus fragrans is a unique flower that is considered a high value product in China, it is year-round evergreen, with a rich fragrance, and demonstrates high value for development and utilization. Breeding new cultivars of Osmanthus fragrans may promote the development of the Osmanthus fragrans industry. 【Method】 Seedlings were used as breeding materials, and the distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) test was carried out on clone progenies of a specific single plant. 【Result】 The newly bred cultivar, ‘Congyu’, was characterized as a unique plant type with a wide columnar shape, light yellow flowers, strong floral fragrance and small leaves. 【Conclusion】 The DUS test demonstrated that the characteristics of this plant exhibited distinctness, uniformity and stability; as such, the plant variety rights certificate was obtained. This study demonstrates that‘Congyu’ is an excellent landscape tree with high ornamental value.