Chionanthus pygmaeus
pigmy fringe tree
Oleaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
10-12 ft tall by 10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Flowers and leaves emerge late in the spring and leaves fall early in the fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Probably bee pollinated.
Fruits used by birds.
Native Habitats:
Scrub and scrubby flatwoods.
