What is a marginal tree?
Fringe Tree, the scientific name Chionanthus virginicus , is a deciduous species of a small tree or shrub in the family oleaceae or olives. This tree is originally from the southeast US and west to Oklahoma and Texas. These trees rarely grow by more than 6 inches in one season. The native Americans used dried tree roots and barked healing.
The tree is also known as Gracy Gray-Beard, Poison Ash, Snownop Tree, Snowflower and Old Man's Beard. It is growing in the US Department of Agriculture of three to nine, which means that the lowest temperature the tree will tolerate is -35 ° Fahrenheit (-37.2 ° Celsius). Fringe trees prefer a light shade over full sun. Trees planted in full sun tend to have a larger number of flowers. Although the trees prefer moist, well -drained soil with very acidic acidic levels, they can tolerate some dry conditions. Fringe tree produces fragrant, pure white flowers with marginal petals from May to June. FlowerThey grow in paint or clusters, which are 4 to 10 inches (10-25 cm) long. Its leaf is 3 to 8 inches (7.5–20 cm) and 1 to 4 inches wide (2.5-10 cm). In autumn, the leaves weather and the tree produces dark blue fruit that attracts birds.
Fringe Tree is an attractive accessory to landscaping. These trees can be spread by grafting to the ash tree, but most of these trees are grown from seeds because grafting is not always successful. When stopped from the seed, it takes about two years to germinate. Most commercial kindergartens will not have time to spread these trees. Gardeners who want to grow a marginal tree must be careful so that other rapidly growing plants located nearby.
except the scale and mites, the marginal tree is resistant to pests. It can develop leaf spots, stems or powder mold. Gardeners can get rid of pests with insecticidal soap made forUse on this type of tree. All infected branches should be cut to eradicate mold and other diseases. The tree should be connected in the morning to have a chance to dry during the day. In addition, the likelihood of mold growth is reduced when the tree is planted in full sun in a place that has enough air circulation.
Choctaw Indians used a dried tree bark and roots as a treatment of inflammation. The trunks cooked bark and roots. Then the roots and bark were ground and made of paste, which was applied to ulcers or wounds as a tiles. Liquid tincture was performed to treat gallbladder problems and liver problems. Today's herbalists use a marginal tree in almost the same way as Choctaw.