Franklin Tree
Franklinia alatamaha
Extinct in the wild since the early 1800s and surviving only in cultivation, the Franklin tree opens fragrant white camellia flowers in late summer above crimson fall foliage. Last seen wild on Georgia's Altamaha River.
- Family
- Theaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–15 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- GA