X alive Trees of Kentucky 129 



Frine Tree Chionantkos 





This very attractive tree has received many names : Old 

 Man's Beard, Snow-flower Tree, Flowering Ash and White 

 Fringe, all alluding to the beauty of its flowers. 



The generic name, Chinonanthos, well describes the bloom, 

 Chion snow, anthos flower. In June, as the leaves unfold, the 

 delicate, fragrant flowers appear in slender, drooping panicles, 

 This flowering habit, together with its handsome foliage, have 

 given the tree a favorite place in gardens of Eastern United 

 States. In Europe, it is highly prized as an American exotic. 



Tree trunk short, often shrub-like. 



Bark brown, fissured. 



Leaves simple, alternate, oblong, taper-pointed at each end $ 

 bright yellow in autumn. 



Fruit borne in clusters, dark blue with slight bloom. 



