The seeds require double dormancy, a warm period followed by a cold period for root and shoot initiation to take place: Once the fruit of a female fringe tree is purple, remove and clean the seeds ...

I simply refuse to let the recent dour weather dampen my enthusiasm for the onset of spring. Bulbs are up and beginning to ...

Less traditional options, like the Loropetalum, can also be trained into small flowering trees. Spring is here. How do I know? The fringe trees are in full bloom. Nothing signals the arrival of ...