Arbre de Franklin - Franklinia alatamaha Pêchers et Nectarines particularly birds

particularly birds

Plantation

Conservation enhances the sweetness of its delicate pineapple-tinged flavor

brown to reddish-brown flowers (2" across) which bloom at the ends of short branchlets in May

Maturity: pick ripe from the tree (does not ripen after harvest)

Arbre de Franklin - Franklinia alatamaha Pêchers et Nectarines particularly birdsFranklinia alatamaha is one of the most fascinating ornamental trees in the horticultural world. It is unique in its kind: it is the only species in the genus Franklinia, and above all, it has been extinct in the wild since the early 19th century. All Franklin trees cultivated today are descended from seeds collected in 1773 by American botanists John Bartram and William Bartram. Description Small deciduous tree. Height: generally 4 to 8 meters.