Name: Fringe Tree seeds
Scientific Name: Chionanthus virginicus
Hardiness zone: 3 through 9
plant height: 12-20 feet
light requirements: full sun to part shade
soil & water preferences: grows well in well-drained soils.
Growing Instructions:
1. Scarification: Soak in water for 24hrs
2. stratification: warm stratify for 120 days, then cold stratify for 60 days. Check every two weeks to make sure seeds are moist and that seeds are not molding. if there is sign of mold, seeds should be soaked in 3:2 parts of water:bleach then rinsed with clean water and put back into warm or cold stratification.
3. germination: sow 3/8" deep, tamp the soil and mulch the seed bed.