Franklin Tree
Franklinia alatamaha
Theaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Originally Found in SE Georgia; Now Extinct in Wild - Found Only in Cultivation..
Location
Source of plant
Princeton Nurseries, Klyn Nurseries, Nina Bassuk
Description
To 30'; leaves oblanceolate to obovate, to 6" long, remotely serrulate, membraneous, bright green andglossy above, turning scarlet in autumn; flowers solitary, white, 3" across, stamens golden; fruit maturing the following year; blossoms summer until frost.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Special characteristics
flowering season