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I have had a Fringe Tree growing since 2000 in my backyard (Marks Park) and it is the best fragrance I have ever experienced. I have bought Gardenia perfume for my wife in the past, which I feel is somewhat similar to the fringe tree. But the fringe tree fragrance is not as heavy as the gardenia, and it is clean, and clear, and fresh smelling. As I saw someone on you tube say, I just want to fall asleep under this tree one day while it blooms.
While the tree I have started out as a multi-trunk bush, it just got larger and leggy to where it seems a mess with branches bending every which way. But I am afraid to prune it as it does not seem to like it much, and the soil on my lot is basically just sand with a small mounded circle of topsoil at the base of the tree. So I try not to kill it by disturbing it too much if possible.
I wish that I could propagate it somehow, but I am not sure how, as it seems to be a male tree without seeds of any kind. I have tried a cutting or two of newer wood (2nd year) that I stuck in some soil with rooting hormone, but that failed. If anyone knows the trick, I would appreciate some info.
Anyway, this tree is my prized possession in the yard, and I believe everyone should have one on their property. I think a preferred location would be just upwind of a patio with afternoon shade and/or within reach of an open bedroom window for best appreciation. Unfortunately for me I have neither of those location suggestions due to not ever experiencing this tree prior to planting one at the suggestion of a nursery. So I suggest to everyone, GET ONE NOW!