Fringe Tree

Photo from About.com

If you are planning on adding to your landscape this fall, consider the Fringe Tree. Fringe tree is a beautiful, small tree that blooms in the spring, long after most flowering trees have finished their show. (As an added bonus, the flowers can be forced into early bloom indoors.)

The upright oval to rounded form of fringe tree adds dark green color in summer. (Dark green, glossy leaves emerge later in the spring than those of most plants.)

When not in bloom, fringe tree can be difficult to identify. One trick is to look at the size of the leaves. They are larger than most leaves and the veins are also very striking with a reddish stem.

Fringe trees are usually 10 to 15 feet tall in landscapes.

This is a great medium tree to plant if you are looking for a unique flowering specimen.