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-Identification
-Plant Type
-Growth Habit
-Vegetative Characteristcs
-Floral Characteristics
-Plant in the Landscape
-Defining Characteristics |
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Chionanthus retusus
C: Chinese Fringetree
F: Oleaceae |
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Definition
-Woody, deciduous shrub or small tree
-Medium texture
-Open, spreading, and rounded to 20 feet |
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| Vegetative characteristics |
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Definition
-Opposite, obovate to ovate
-4"
-Apex acute or obtuse
-Pubescent on veins beneath
-Lustrous
-Petioles pubescent |
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-4-petaled
-Borne on 2-4" panicles
-Bloom in april as leaves are expanding
-Imperfect (unisexual)
-Plants dioecious |
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-Specimen flowering tree
-Best in full sun or partial shade in moist, fertile soil
-Hardiness zone 6 (best for N. Florida)
-No serious pests |
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-Blue-black drupe ripens in late summer to early fall
-No notable cultivars
-Fragrant flowers
-Very showy flowers-whole tree becomes white with them
-Very slow growing; seed needs two years to germinate |
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