Fringe Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Fringe (Chionanthus virginicus), the American fringe tree or old man's beard, is a small deciduous tree of the olive family, Oleaceae, native to the southeastern United States from New Jersey to Texas. It grows 4-10 m with opposite oval leaves and, in late spring, airy clusters of fragrant white flowers with four narrow, strap-like petals that hang like fringe. Female trees carry dark blue, olive-like fruits. The root bark is bitter and greyish-brown. We extract the dried bark.