- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Franklin Tree
- Creator:
- John Donges
- Date of Original:
- 2014-08-22
- Subject:
- Franklinia--Georgia
Rare plants--Georgia
Shrubs--Georgia
Plants--Georgia - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Franklinia is a deciduous small tree or large shrub growing fifteen to twenty feet high and ten to fifteen feet wide, with elongated, dark green leaves (which turn red, orange, or pink in the fall) and showy two- to three-inch snow-white flowers, with clusters of golden yellow stamens in the centers.
This photograph shows a Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha). The Franklinia is a deciduous small tree or large shrub growing fifteen to twenty feet high and ten to fifteen feet wide, with elongated, dark green leaves (which turn red, orange, or pink in the fall) and showy two- to three-inch snow-white flowers, with clusters of golden yellow stamens in the centers. The Franklin tree or lost camellia is an unusually beautiful tree, once native only to Georgia, that is also one of the rarest trees in the world. Discovered in the mid-eighteenth century, the Franklin tree was last recorded in the wild by a nurseryman and plant collector in 1803. All known specimens today are in cultivation. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/wiregrass-georgia/m-2254/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendrakis/15034436215/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Image from John Donges - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/franklin-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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