This native tree delights in springtime with its show-stopping fluffy and fragrant blooms. Fact checked by Jillian Dara Fringe tree, or old man's beard, (Chionanthus virginicus) has always played ...

Less traditional options, like the Loropetalum, can also be trained into small flowering trees. Spring is here. How do I know? The fringe trees are in full bloom. Nothing signals the arrival of ...

The white fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), often lovingly dubbed sweetheart tree or old man's beard is an absolute spotlight-stealer. Picture a round multi-stemmed spring bloomer that shoots ...

I remark upon them in this column nearly every spring. But, I have learned that calling them Grancy Greybeard fringe trees is erroneous. Shortly after “Yarden” appeared last month, I received ...

The flowers of the golden raintree may be beautiful, but the tree is invasive. The fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) offers a similarly vivid pop of blooms but won’t destroy natural areas. “They ...