Feller Landscape Group
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The Feller Landscape Group
Our choice for the plant of the month...
Chinese Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Chionanthus virginicus is a small tree considered by many to be one of our most beautiful native plants. But, beautiful as it is, it remains uncommon in gardens.
Fringe trees are notoriously slow growing, seldom making more than 6 inches of growth a year.
The snow white fringe tree flowers are produced in loose, terminal 6-inch long panicles that have the ethereal look of puffy white clouds.
It grows as a multi-stemmed tree or large shrub, usually reaching 15 to 20 feet in height and spread in cultivation.
Fringe trees seldom need pruning and grow best in fertile, well drained soil that does not get too dry during the summer. It will grow in light shade, but blooms best in full sun. Because it's slow growing, situate it where it will not be overpowered by nearby shrubbery. They are spectacular in full bloom.