Chionanthus retusus
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 Specimen at Osaka-fu, Japan
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| Chionanthus retusus Lindley & Paxton |
Chionanthus retusus (Chinese Fringetree; Chinese: 流蘇樹 liúsūshù) is a species of Chionanthus native to eastern Asia, in eastern and central China, Korea, and Japan.[1]
It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 m in height, with thick, fissured bark. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 2–6.5 cm broad, simple ovate to oblong-elliptic, with a hairy, 0.5–2 cm long petiole. The flowers are white, produced in panicles 3–12 cm long. The fruit is a blue-black drupe 1–1.5 cm long and 0.6–1 cm diameter.[1]
It is cultivated in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree, valued for its feathery white flowerheads.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flora of China: Chionanthus retusus
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
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