The Fringe Tree

(fringe tree, chionanthus virginicus found  usda, wikimedia commons under creative commons)

The fringe tree is a bloomer of late spring. They are alot like the privet blooming  in late spring. Some nics for the tree is grancy  gray beard, old man' s beard, and white fringe tree. The flowering tree produces a blue fruit on both male and female plants.The tree is native to the United States as many are indigenous to places in Europe or Asia. The native Americans used the fruit to cure diseases  such as liver issues and in the gall bladder. The fruit is also known to cure sugar levels in urine. If you are in the woods nearby and happen to hurt yourself, you can use the bark of the plant to fix your wounds.

Resources

Auburn University Of Agriculture
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/dbpages/309.html

Wikipedia's Entry to the Fringe Tree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionanthus_virginicus