Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Who's ordering what for spring '13?, 2 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
I have a couple fringe trees. I really like them, though the bloom won't knock your socks off.
But the blooms are so delicate and beautiful, I look forward to their bloom every year.
For some reason, I can't find picture of the whole tree in bloom.
I've seen some fringe trees which are very effective from distance -
I presume the more sun, the better the bloom.
There's an asian version (chionanthus retusus) which I think has less showy bloom.
But I've seen in catalogs this past spring a new cultivar of the asian species called Arnold's Pride, which is supposed to be better. I haven't seen it, however.
Here's another spring bloomer which is unique and I find beautiful: stachyurus praecox.
Mine is in bloom this weekend. Pic 2 & 3 are stachyurus from my yard yesterday.
You can see my trunk protectors on my younger trees (from my annoying deer)...

This message was edited Apr 14, 2013 6:56 AM