RE: Fringe Tree: botanical name: HELP!
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- Subject: RE: Fringe Tree: botanical name: HELP!
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- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 01:40:15 -0600 (MDT)
Rusty--see below:
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of Mark Thornsburg
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 11:51 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Fringe Tree: botanical name: HELP!
Hi, all.
I have a problem. (What else is new???) Anyway, Michael Cook, who is
on vacation and unsubscribed, told me about the "Fringe Tree" and,
since I am the assistant director of our church's vacation bible school,
I thought we could plant one on the final day. (We HAVE to plant
something!) AND... (the plot thins) The lady at the nursery hasn't
ever heard of a fringe tree. She needs a BOTANICAL name, and I am
swamped with other stuff. Can someone please help TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!
PS~I need to know what we're planting NOW, so I can call the newspaper
so I can...etc,etc.
Rusty
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Hi! You're probably looking for Chionanthus virginicus, which is native from
Pennsylvania to Texas. According to the Sunset Western Garden Book, it should
get to 30 feet and have magnificent greenish white flowers in the
spring--sounds gorgeous!
Barb, in Santa Fe, where I don't think I've ever seen a fringe tree.
