This native tree delights in springtime with its show-stopping fluffy and fragrant blooms. Fact checked by Jillian Dara Fringe tree, or old man's beard, (Chionanthus virginicus) has always played ...

I remark upon them in this column nearly every spring. But, I have learned that calling them Grancy Greybeard fringe trees is erroneous. Shortly after “Yarden” appeared last month, I received ...

The flowers of the golden raintree may be beautiful, but the tree is invasive. The fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) offers a similarly vivid pop of blooms but won’t destroy natural areas. “They ...