No, No, No ! It wasn’t snowing but it sure looked like it. This was the view from the upstairs window in our study. Chinese fringetree (Chionanthus retusus) is a true beauty! …looks like a tree full of snow. There is a native version (Chionanthus virginicus) we call “Grancy Greybeard“. The two are cousins, horticultural speaking; they have the same habit, rate of growth, adaptability, etc… C. Retusus is a bit more showy.