Item Tag: Chionanthus virginicus

White Fringe Tree, Chionanthus virginicus, Seeds Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Showy Fragrant Flowers, Fall Colors, Attracts Birds, Cold and Urban Tolerant White Fringe Tree is a slow growing large deciduous shrub or small tree with a spreading, rounded habit that typically grows 12 to 25 feet tall (to 35 feet in the wild) with opposite branches, a short trunk and a narrow, oblong crown. It most often occurs in rich, moist woods and hillsides, moist stream banks, limestone glade margins and rocky bluffs and ledges. The bark is dark gray-brown in color, becoming somewhat furrowed with reddish scales. The leaves are opposite or sometimes partially opposite, simple, ovate to elliptical, 4 to 8 inches long, pinnately-veined in shape with an entire margin, somewhat thickened, green above and paler below turning yellow in autumn. Flowers are Dioecious or polygamo-Dioecious; very showy, 1 inch long with a 4-lobed, white corolla, very fragrant, hanging from airy, terminal, drooping clusters 4 to 8 inches long of fringe-like (resemble a long white beard); appearing in late spring. Male flowers are showier than female flowers. Fertilized female flowers give way to clusters of 3/4 inch olive-like fruits which ripen to a dark, bluish black in late summer and are a food source for birds and wildlife. Other Names: White Fringe Tree, Grancy Grey Beard, Old Man’s Beard Zone: 3 to 9 Growth Rate: Slow Plant Type: Deciduous flowering tree Family: Oleaceae Native Range: Eastern United States Height: 12 to 25 feet Spread: 12 to 25 feet Shape: Rounded, multi-stemmed in most cases Bloom Time: May – June Bloom Color: Creamy white Flower/Fruit: Fragrant white fringe-like flowers in loose clusters 4 to 8 inches long, blue-black, olive-like fruits on female plants in late August through September. Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade Fall Color: Yellow Drought Tolerance: Moderate Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Tolerant of air pollution and adapts well to urban settings. Culture: Seldom needs pruning. Uses: Grow in groups or as specimens in lawns or in shrub or woodland borders. Also may be used in native plant gardens or near streams or ponds. Can be spectacular in full bloom. Sowing Chionanthus virginicus Seeds: White Fringe Tree seed need a warm spell then a cold spell in order to mature the embryo and reduce the seed coat. For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided. Scarify: Soak 24 hours Stratify: Warm 120 Days, then Cold 60 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium (Not wet). Germination: Sow 1/2 to 1” deep, Keep moist (Not wet).For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please download this .pdf:https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2007/08/fcpg018.pdf Germination: Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details. Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing. Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing. Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes. I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process. 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