- Name: Fringe Tree - Other Common Names: Old Man’s Beard / Greybeard / Grancy Gray Beard - Scientific Name: Chionanthus Virginicus - Color: White - Plant Seeds: Warm / Cold Strarify - Bloom Time: Spring - Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 - Plant Height: 12 - 25’ - Plant Spacing: 18’ - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 3 Seeds - Other: The Spring Blooms Of The Fringe Tree Are Deliciously Fragrant! The Fringe-Like Blooms Cascade Downward Like The White Beard Of A Wise Old Man, Hence Its Names. The Fringe Tree Is Actually A Large Shrub Or Small Tree, Often Considered An “Understory” Tree. (It Is Able To Grow Well In The Shade Of Larger Trees.) It Is A Slow Grower But Will Produce Blooms Even From A Tiny Size. This Beauty Will Attract Butterflies And Bees As Well As Birds And Small Mammals Who Enjoy Its Fruit.