Specific Name: Chionanthus retusus |
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8 |
Growth_Rate: Moderate |
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types |
Texture: Coarse |
Form: Spreading |
Height: 15 to 25' |
Weight: 10 to 25 |
Leaf: 3 to 8" opposite, leathery lustrous leaves |
Flower/Fruit: Snow white, fragrant flowers in panicles at ends of shoots; .5" dark blue fruit on female trees |
Comments: Exfoliating bark; very adaptable; tends to flower better in alternate years; easy to grow |
Habit: Deciduous |
Cultivars: Serrulatus |