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Fringetree (Chionanthus)

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Fringetree Genus Details

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Fringetrees are native to the southeastern U.S. They can grow to 30 feet tall. The leaves are opposite, 4-8 inches long and 1-3 inches wide. They are narrowly elliptical, shiny dark green above and pale green below. Their fall color is yellow. Fringetree bark is brown with reddish-tinged scales. Flowers are 1 inch long and have 4 narrow white lobes with purple dots inside. The flowers are very fragrant. Fruit is 3/4 inch long, elliptical and dark blue. Birds use these berries as a food source. Fringetree is the last tree to bear new leaves in the spring. Herbalists use the leaves as a poultice for inflammations.

Fringetree Allergy Info

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Fringetrees are considered allergenically insignificant, as they are low pollen producers.

Fringetree Pollen Description

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Chionanthus grains resemble grains of Fraxinus (ash). The grains are suboblate to spheroidal; the amb triangular, circular, or quadrangular and 3-4-(6) colpate. The colpi are long and narro. The sexine is typically reticulate. However, the grains are smaller than Fraxinus grains.
Chionanthus grains measure 19 x 13 micrometers.

Species in This Genus

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Allergenicity Legend:
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Fringetree (Chionanthus) is a genus of the OLEACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:

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Fringetree Genus Location

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The shaded areas on the map indicates where the genus has been observed in the United States. Click the map to see a full scale version of these allergy areas.
  - Native, observed in a county
  - Introduced, observed in a county
  - Rarely observed

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