Chionanthus comprises small deciduous trees or substantial shrubs characterized by opposite simple leaves. They produce loose terminal clusters of white flowers, each featuring four slender petals, which may later give rise to blue-black berries.

Chionanthus

Chionanthus caudatus

Chionanthus foveolatus

Chionanthus pubescens

Chionanthus pygmaeus

Chionanthus retusus is a unique small tree that can also be cultivated as a multi-stemmed shrub. It produces clusters of fragrant, white fringed flowers from May to June, which give rise to its common name. After flowering, bluish-black berries develop, attracting birds to the garden. The tree features glossy, mid-green leaves that form a broad, rounded canopy, turning yellow in the fall. Its bronze, peeling bark adds visual interest throughout the year.

Chionanthus retusus

Chionanthus retusus 'Arnold's Pride'

Chionanthus retusus 'China Snow'

Chionanthus retusus 'Norfolk Weeper'

Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower'

This deciduous shrub produces numerous lightly fragrant, delicate, creamy-white flowers during June and July. In the fall, it may bear dark blue-black berries.

Chionanthus virginicus

Chionanthus virginicus 'Angustifolius'

Chionanthus virginicus 'Latifolius'

Chionanthus virginicus 'Little Leslie'

Chionanthus virginicus var. maritimus

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