PlantFiles: Chinese Fringe Tree
Chionanthus retusus

This Chinese Fringe tree is doing quite well in my backyard with a western exposure and in heavy clay soil. It's irrigated by a drip system.

The flowering in spring is fantastic! Also, it is a low maintenance tree. No leaf burn or insect damage. It's a great tree but am surprised at it's growth pattern. It seems to be goblet shaped instead of umbrella.

10 years? I bought mine last year while visiting Callaway Gardens. Thought it was an unusual tree.

This is the corner delight in our shady area, tall and incredibly graceful. The white fringe flowers are like a sprinkling of snow. The leaves are a fall high light, turning brilliant yellow.

You need a male and a female for it to produces olive shape and sized fruit which the birds love.

Very slow growing, never needs pruning.

Reportedly, new trees can require ten years to the first bloom.