EXTINCT IN THE WILD (FRANKLINIA)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

What does it mean to be “extinct in the wild”? Just ask the Franklinia (Franklinia alatamaha), who lives it existence only in arboretums and gardens. But it wasn’t always like this…. Then, we answer a question about TREE LAW.

Franklinia
(Franklinia alatamaha)

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Tom Potterfield

Additional Reading:

The Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)
John Bartram
Benjamin Franklin
Franklinia Series: Finding Franklinia alatamaha
History of Franklinia at Arnold Arboretum
The Bartram Broadside - Franklinia Edition

 
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