Fringe trees present a spring spectacle

By Rebecca Chaisson on Thursday, March 28, 2024
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  • Both Chinese and American fringe trees are stunning in the landscape and are great small-to-medium-sized trees that fit well in urban settings. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
    Both Chinese and American fringe trees are stunning in the landscape and are great small-to-medium-sized trees that fit well in urban settings. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

    If you’ve caught sight of those stunning, petite, white-flowered trees this spring, you’re witnessing one of the most dazzling spectacles of the season: the fringe trees. Every spring, I receive a flurry of emails, phone calls and texts from folks asking about this beautiful tree that seems to pop up out of nowhere. The fringe tree is a deciduous, ornamental tree that is one of the earliest of th…