Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree drips with clouds of fragrant, ribbon-like white flowers in late spring. Female trees bear blue fruit that birds devour.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 12–20 ft
- Spacing
- 12–20 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV