Fringe Tree - Chionanthus virginicus

Oleaceae - Oilve Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 64
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus

Summer

A Fringe Tree at the Asheville Botanical Gardens.

30021 Chionanthus virginicus, a photo by horticultural art on Flickr.

Fall 

I will out and about in the fall photographing and drawing the Fringe Tree, please check back.

Winter

I will out and about in the winter photographing and drawing the Fringe Tree, please check back.

Spring

The Fringe Tree

March is quite an interesting month.  You can see by this photo that the Fringe tree is still in what I call winter mode.  It is waiting, like the oak trees, who are still holding onto their leaves.  The Red Maples are in full spring mode with incredible red flowers right now.  It is amazing how nature works with all the budding that takes place in a certain sequence enabling all the wildlife to have food and habitat all year round.

The Fringe Tree
This Fringe Tree lives at the Asheville Botanical Gardens.  http://www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org/

The Champion Fringe Trees

The American Forests Champion Fringe Tree lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.  https://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/fringetree-chionanthus-virginicus/
This tree is 45 feet tall.  The link has a great photo of the tree.

The North Carolina Forest Service Big Tree Program also has a Champion Fringe tree.  http://www.ncforestservice.gov/Urban/tree_detail.asp?Tree_ID=585
This tree is 25 feet tall and lives in Elizabeth City, NC.

" By recognizing these champions, we recognize the beauty and critical ecosystem services provided by our biggest and oldest trees."  https://www.americanforests.org/explore-forests/americas-biggest-trees/

My favorite Fringe Tree

My Favorite Fringe Tree lives at the Botanical Asheville of Asheville.  It lives by the parking lot by a trail leading to the Sunshine Meadow.  I hope you can find this one; if you need help finding me, let me know.
For the love of the trees,
Becky