White Fringe Tree 'Old Man's Beard' riverbend nursery Average Water Needs: Ensure planting

Average Water Needs: Ensure planting area provides good drainage

Pruning Workshop at Toms Creek Farm & Nursery

Cold Hardiness Zone 2 to 8

Small white flowers appear in May

North Carolina Ornamental Characteristics Category Low Growing Shrub or Ground-cover Foliage Type Needled Evergreen/Conifer Height 1' - 2' Spread 6' Shape Spreading Ground-cover Primary Foliage Color Dark Green Seasonal Foliage Color Dark Green Low Maintenance Yes (once established)  Drought Tolerant Yes Environmental Characteristics Growth Rate Moderate Sun Preferences Full Sun Water Preferences Dry : Ensure planting area provides adequate drainage

White Fringe Tree 'Old Man's Beard' riverbend nursery Average Water Needs: Ensure plantingChionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree, also known as Grancy Graybeard or Old Man's Beard, is categorized as a slow growing, deciduous tree or as a large shrub with single or multiple trunks. Panicles of creamy white flowers appear in late spring or early summer. Fruit (Fragrant females trees only) hangs in clusters of dark blue, bitter tasting berries. Photos courtesy of J. Robbins, Toms Creek Farm & Nursery in Farmer, North Carolina Questions? (336) 857