In my zone 5 garden the White Fringetree flowers in late May or early June. If you live further south it’ll be a bit earlier. Even the magnolialike leaves are slow to sprout in the spring, opening at the same time as the flowers.
The lightly fragrant blooms are dioecious, borne on separate male and female trees. Males often have the showiest flowers with the longest petals — up to 1-1/2 inches long. Both have clusters of flowers arranged in panicles, or drooping clusters, that can be 10 inches long and wide. In the fall the females are covered with small dark-blue-black fruit. Don’t worry about it dropping into your garden. It’s a favorite with many birds who greedily devour it as soon as it’s ripe.
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