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Chionanthus virginicus |
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| Common name |
fringe tree; old man's beard |
| Family |
oleaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z3-9) |
| Flowers |
white (summer) |
| Size |
to 10' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
fertile well-drained soil |
White flowers followed by blue-black fruit. Our specimen, purchased as a sapling in Fall of 2003, is still small – it probably isn't in the best location, with only part-day sun and no supplemental water during periods of drought.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Peggy | Dec 11, 2005 | Trying to grow this one from seed.Hopefully I'll live to see it bloom...LOL |
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