General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9a
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| Plant Height: |
20-30 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
12-18 feet |
| Leaves: |
Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
4"-5"
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| Flower Time: |
Late summer or early fall
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| Uses: |
Flowering Tree
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
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| Parentage: |
Franklinia alatamaha X Gordonia lasianthus |
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Mar 28, 2021 7:02 AM concerning plant:
I just discovered the existence of this hybrid between two very similar genera of Gordonia X Franklinia of the Tea Family (Theaceae). My friend Christopher is selling several potted plants of this tree at his nursery near Downingtown, PA. Both parent species are native to the southeastern USA. The Loblolly or Red Bay of Gordonia lasianthus is the larger evergreen tree found in swampy soils in pinelands and bays along from southern MS to central FL up to southeast VA while the Franklin-Tree was found surviving in one spot in Georgia in the 18th century by Bartram.
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| aspenhill |
On October 9, 2015 |
Obtained plant
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