Grancy Grey Beard Fringe Tree Found!!

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SiberianIris Paducah, KY(Zone 6a) Mar 15, 2002

I finally found a Chionanthus Virginicus-Grancy Grey Beard-Fringe Tree. I have a cousin that was coming up from mississippi and he found some at a nursery there for 13.00.
I am so excited. Any hints on how to plant. How can you
tell female from male?

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arptiger Tyler, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 16, 2002

I have had one for about 3-4 years and am having a hard time getting it to grow. It is about 4 feet tall now and has been there for all this time. It is what is called a second story tree Like a dogwood it does better under the shade of another tree. I know they grow in the wild here only about 150 miles south of me here in NE Tx. I hope I can get mine to get started this year

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 17, 2002

This was one of my favorite wild plants in NE Louisiana when I was a child. We passed a stand of them on the way to the school bus stop, and I would pet the blooms every day. Couldn't wait for them in early spring. I have wondered about them for several years, now think I must ask my sister is there are still some in the woods and if she will get me some. Thanks for the memory!

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Dirtdobber Hendersonville, TN Apr 25, 2002

Please tell me both male and female Fringe Trees bloom. I planted 2 of them 2 years ago (this is their 3rd sping). One of them has blooms for the first time this spring, the other has none. The male/female factor didn't occur to me and I don't know how to determine which they are. Where do I look?

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MaVieRose High Desert, CA(Zone 8a) Apr 25, 2002

hope this url's help ...http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/pfringetree.html http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/chionan.cfm
http://www.nobleplants.com/classnotes/fall/fallprofiles/chionanthus.htm

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arptiger Tyler, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 26, 2002

I have one now that has been the ground for 2=3 yrs but have had a hard time to get it to grow. This year is the best it has done so far. I hope it makes it fine this year The first year it had lots of blooms on it then went down hill the next year now it really looks good but only had one set of blooms. I didn't know there was a male and a female tree. Mine now is about 4 foot tall Hope it makes it

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Kelly333 Longview, TX May 09, 2002

Ma Vie, great links!!! I want 2-3 of these trees if I ever run across any!!

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MaVieRose High Desert, CA(Zone 8a) May 09, 2002

Kelly... lmk when u find some, i want one too!

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arptiger Tyler, TX(Zone 8a) May 10, 2002

Got mine at Ivy Nursery Jasper Tx Phone#(409) 384-6455 Don't know if they have a web site or not

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Kelly333 Longview, TX May 10, 2002

OH THANK YOU ARPTIGER.....hehehe.....
Kelly

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