Franklin tree

Franklin Tree
Franklin Tree Franklinia alatamaha
Fremontia
Fremontodendron Fremontodendron
Fringe-flower
Chinese Loropetalum chinense
Pink-flowering (Chinese) Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Fringetree (Chionanthus)
Chinese Chionanthus retusus ...

Franklin Tree [English]: Franklinia alatamaha
Franklin Tree [English]: Franklinia alatama
Franklin's Hawthorn [English]: Crataegus uniflora
Franklin's Lady's-Slipper [English]: Cypripedium passerinum ...

They named the new tree the Franklin tree, after their friend, Benjamin Franklin. The Bartrams sent seeds and cuttings back to Philadelphia and to Europe for propagation.

The rare Franklin Tree has mid- to late summer flowers characterized by frilled white petals with orange-golden centers, similar to the more common Stewartias, another Tea Family member.

Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
Halesia species - Silverbell
Ilex species - Holly
Magnolia virginiana - Sweet Bay
Nyssa sylvatica - Black Gum
Oxydendrum arboreum - Sourwood
Podocarpus macrophyllus - Plum Yew
Sassafras albidum - Sassafras ...

Franklinia alatamaha
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Hardiness Zones:
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'Pendula' European Weeping Beech Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' Rivers Purple Beech Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia 'Spectabilis' Spectabilis Forysthia Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Fothergilla Franklinia alatamaha Franklin Tree ...

Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)
Franklinia alatamaha
Fraser's Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)
Fraser's Red Tip Photinia (Photinia x fraseri)
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvatica
Fraxinus velutina
Freesia ...

See also: Franklinia, Pink, Orange, Grass, Hazel