A Tree with Fringe Benefits
Last year I had decided I no longer wanted to look at the Cherry Tree in my front yard. My exact description was that it looked like a bad perm on trunk. Take a look. I think you can see why I may not have loved it. Of course, after the landscaper dug it up, it was discovered why its growth was restricted. The builder planted it still in the wire basket. The roots had nowhere to go.
We consutled with Terri Stevens of Cornerstone Landscaping and were given some options for replacement trees. I was most intrigued by the American Fringe Tree. Terri planted it in November and after the brutal winter we had, I thought it was surely gone. While other trees were budding in late April, during a brutal wind storm, I only heard the clackety-clack of its bare branches knocking together. My Crape Myrtle was also barren at this time.
Backing out of the driveway about a week ago I noticed the American Fringe Tree was sprouting some green. So was the Crape Myrtle. Whew! The more in blooms the prettier it is.
The flowers are so light it's almost hard to photograph them in bright daylight. But I did take a close up to try and show it off. Also took one looking up that I liked a lot.
Our outdoor cat, Gray Kitty, has noticed that the birds love the tree too. I'm waiting to see if it actually produces the olive-like berry, which is what is really going to attract bird and squirrels. No surprise that I found Gray Kitty hidden in a holly bush about ten feet from the tree.
I planted two tree's last fall, they're cherry tree's 
I love the pretty pink flowers, we don't have many around here 
I haven't seen them bloom yet, I hope they're going to look like I think they will 
Thank you for sharing 
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