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CHIONANTHUS
Commonly known as Fringe tree
Fringe trees, Chinese (C. retusus) and American (C. virginicus). The Chinese is lime-tolerant, the American requires acid soil.
Genus of about 60 or more species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs mainly from tropical regions including eastern Asia, Korea, Japan, and eastern USA. They are found in a variety of habitats incuding woodland and scrub, streambanks and rocky outcrops.
Grown for the attractive flowers with long, slender petals.
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Medicinal properties
Used for disorders of the liver and gall bladder and, historically, topically for inflammations of the eye and mouth ulcers. -
Pests & Diseases
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Place of origin
Eastern Asia, Korea, Japan,eastern USA. -
Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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