Fringe tree
gardengirl1960
18 years ago
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Fringe tree growth spurt......?
Comments (6)you can confirm the Id.. by posting pix of the leaves.. and the bark ... these peeps are really good at it ... what you are seeing.. is that your tree is now FULLY ESTABLISHED.... prior.. it was doing a vast majority of its work growing a root mass.. to go crazy.. apparently it did.. lol ... at this point.. it should be rather carefree... and in my yard.. would officially be free range.. on its own.. as it has gotten over.. whatever i did to it.. while planting it ... no water.. no fert. and no more mulch .. except to make the bed pretty ... its no longer the babe you bought.. it is now a TREE ... treat it as such ... ken...See MoreFringe tree didn't fringe this Spring
Comments (3)Maybe it was the weather this year. I live in SE Michigan. My apple and pear trees had about 10 bloosoms each, my mulberry trees had a handful of puny berries, my wild grapes have nothing, huge autumn olives had about 10 berries total. My climbing rose barely flowered, the hybrid rose that last year was covered in huge blooms all summer had no blooms. Not one. Flowering was suppressed or delayed. I can only guess it was the continuous rain, lack of sun. Other people in my area told me similar stories. Neighbors who planted vegetable gardens with plants from the store all got yields though. Blossoming is just getting going here when it should be winding down...See MoreAutumn Brilliance Serviceberry or White Fringe Tree?
Comments (8)Both are great trees. I'm assuming you are talking about the native American fringe tree, chionanthus virginicus. I wouldn't be scared away from fringetree unless you live in an area with active EAB infestation. Whether fringetrees can support the life cycle of EAB is still uncertain. It was found on trees in a limited area with a great many infected dead ash trees nearby. It is also possible to protect against infestation. Autumn Brilliance is regarded as very disease and insect resistant, but all serviceberries are in the rose family, apple/pear subdivision, and are subject to pests and diseases common to apples. If you live in an area with lots of old neglected apple trees, this might be a concern. As NHBabs noted, some shrubs and trees noted for their autumn color routinely get zapped by frost too early, so I wouldn't make fall color your number 1 priority. Seviceberry is marginally hardier, earlier to bloom and produces edible fruit. Fringetree is fragrant and showier/longer lasting/later in bloom. You can't go wrong with either. Despite some claims to the contrary, all plants have specific environmental and nutritional needs. Labeling anything you can't pop into the ground and walk away from as if it were a Norway maple as "foo foo" is inaccurate and would deprive gardeners of many, many wonderful plants....See MoreFRINGE TREE
Comments (11)It's a Chinese Fringe tree and I'm in Zone 5... I bought it because I am a tropical plant enthusiast and I currently have 4 palm trees, 2 banana trees, a grapefruit tree, passion fruit vine, dragon fruit, pineapple plants, cactus's, aloe plants, yuccas, papaya trees, Sago Palm, etc. Those are in pots and I bring them in in the winter. I was going to do the same for the Fringe tree but the tag said "zone 4 - 7" so I planted it outside. It fared well the first winter as I stated. The black-top is 4 feet below the tree. The tree is in a garden bed above a retaining wall so I don't that is effecting it. This winter in February, it snowed every day about half a foot and I think the high was 11 and the low was -23. I don't think its going in and out of dormancy because it buds and blooms in May every year and the leaves drop in October. The picture doesn't show it well but the bottom of the tree is budding and blooming intensely. The top appears dead though....See MoreEmbothrium
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