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Franklin Tree
For reference only. Not currently for sale.
Light: Full to Part Sun
Type: Tree
Native
Extinct in the wild.
Photo by Great Hill Horticultural Education Foundation
Typically grows as a single-trunk tree with a rounded crown or as a multi-stemmed shrub. As a single trunk tree, it can grow to 20’ tall or more, but is more often seen growing much shorter.
Camellia-like, cup-shaped, 5-petaled, sweetly-fragrant, white flowers (to 3” diameter) bloom in late summer to early fall. Each flower sports a boss of egg-yolk yellow center stamens. Narrow, oblong-obovate, glossy dark green leaves (to 5” long) turn quality shades of orange, red and purple in autumn. (Source: Missouri Botanical Garden)
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