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Chionanthus retusus /Chinese Fringe Tree
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Scientific Name:
Chionanthus retusus
Common Name:
Chinese Fringe Tree
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9
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Height:
15-20 feet
Spread:
10 - 15 feet
Bloom time:
Spring
Flower color:
White
Fruit present:
Summer, Fall
Fruit color:
Blue
Light Exposure:
Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Moderate
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
This Chinese native is spectacular when it comes into flower in early spring with white flowers just ahead of the leaves. In fall it has a longer show with golden yellow autumn foliage and blue-black berries. An easy to grow flowering tree to 20 or more feet in height. Form is quite unpredictable. Can be a single trunk tree or a lower spreading multi-trunked specimen. Can be shrub-like for several years. Fruit produced on female plants only. The silvery-gray bark can be an additional feature of this flowering tree.