Chionanthus retusus
Highdown Gardens, near Worthing, West Sussex ...
Chionanthus (common name Fringetree), is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
Chionanthus retusus (Chinese Fringetree; Chinese: 流蘇樹 liúsūshù) is a species of Chionanthus native to eastern Asia, in eastern and central China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres in height, with thick, fissured bark. The flowers are white, produced in panicles 3-12 cm long. The fruit is a blue-black drupe.
It is cultivated in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree, valued for its feathery white flower heads.
Chionanthus retusus
Highdown Gardens, near Worthing, West Sussex ...
Chionanthus (common name Fringetree), is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
Chionanthus retusus (Chinese Fringetree; Chinese: 流蘇樹 liúsūshù) is a species of Chionanthus native to eastern Asia, in eastern and central China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres in height, with thick, fissured bark. The flowers are white, produced in panicles 3-12 cm long. The fruit is a blue-black drupe.
It is cultivated in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree, valued for its feathery white flower heads.