Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

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Characteristics:
Small, deciduous tree with rounded, wide-spreading habit.

Growing Conditions:
Requires full sun to partial shade, prefers moist, deep, acidic soils that are well-drained. Tree is fairly adaptable and requires little maintenance once established.

Uses:
Showy flowers followed by fruit attractive to birds. Drought tolerant once established.

Height:
25' at maturity

Width:
25' at maturity

Shape:
Rounded and spreading.

Flowers:
Snow white, fragrant flowers bloom in clusters at ends of branches in June.

Leaves:
3-8 inches long. Thick, leathery, lustrous leaves. Shape varies from narrow-elliptical to oval. Yellow-green in fall.

Bark:
Deeply grooved and brownish gray with lenticels.

More Information:
Native of China, Korea and Japan.