Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. In late May to early June a small native tree stands ...

Fringe tree, or old man's beard, (Chionanthus virginicus) has always played twelfth fiddle to dogwood, saucer magnolia, flowering cherry, Bradford pear, and numerous other choices for spring-flowering ...

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 ...

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March 19 marked the first day of spring, and all around us we see the signs of new life in our landscapes. This time of year, the fringe tree puts on a show of snowy white blooms. There are two ...