The selection we have to offer is propagules from a plant the has been growing at Goodstay Center in Wilmington Delaware on the terrace outside the morning room. The garden was established in 1927. While these plant may not have been original elements, they are quite old and have produced flowers for many years. Bring a piece of Goodstay s rich history into your own garden. This plant lends itself to use as a small tree if some early, judicious pruning is practiced.
Plants assume a rounded habit at maturity.
The bark on some specimens is dramatic. Its peak season has to be spring when plants erupt onto flower. The frilly white flowers are borne in such abundance that the plants are shrouded in snow. The flowers are borne at the ends of the branches, thus are better displayed than our native white fringetree. Female plants produce long dark blue fruit that quickly disappears as the birds dine before the impending winter.