Summary: time Franklinia alatamaha was seen in the wild was 1803 All the trees now extant are descendants of the seeds Billy packed home in his saddlebags And this is not an easy tree to grow Happily at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College there are some mature specimens and lovely in bloom when we were there on Wednesday July 23 Pristine white flowers surrounding a
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