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Chionanthus virginicus
An understory tree with opposite, simple, entire leaves. The flowers have four long thin petals, giving the tree its common name. Fringetree is a member of the olive family.
Temperate mixed woods.
Spotted on Apr 25, 2010
Submitted on Mar 3, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks, YukoC. It does produce fruit. I've rarely seen it, but they are small dark blue fruit. I hear they don't taste good. I should make a point to check out these local trees this year. Fringetree is dioecious, but I expect that at least one of the several trees nearby is a female.
Beautiful! Does it bear fruits like olives, too?