Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus Canopy Trees the branches layering horizontally

the branches layering horizontally

where the early flush of trumpets draws hummingbirds

arching silhouette

Its species name means "of the big river

a feature rare among camellias

Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus Canopy Trees the branches layering horizontallyFor a week or two in late spring, the Chinese fringetree disappears under snow. Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus is a deciduous small tree of East Asia, native to China, Korea, and Japan, and the great show is the flowering: dense, lacy, fringed panicles of pure white, each petal narrow and strap like, smothering the canopy so thickly that the foliage all but vanishes. The genus name says as much, from the Greek chion, snow, and anthos, flower. The