Comments on: Franklinia alatamaha https://www.scottarboretum.org/franklinia-alatamaha/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Becky Robert https://www.scottarboretum.org/franklinia-alatamaha/#comment-1342 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:56:49 +0000 http://gardenseeds.swarthmore.edu/gardenseeds/?p=6814#comment-1342 In reply to Gavin Dillard.

This is the first I’ve heard of using Franklinia to make tea. Given their overall rarity its not really a tree I’d see most people having an excess of for harvesting.

Sincerely,
Josh Coceano
Horticulturist
Scott Arboretum

]]> By: Gavin Dillard https://www.scottarboretum.org/franklinia-alatamaha/#comment-1341 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 02:34:40 +0000 http://gardenseeds.swarthmore.edu/gardenseeds/?p=6814#comment-1341 Franklinia leaves can be harvested for tea, but I can find no more information than this. The trees do beautifully here in Black Mountain, NC, on my tea farm Has anyone any information on harvesting and tea-making from the tree?

]]> By: Lynn Gee https://www.scottarboretum.org/franklinia-alatamaha/#comment-1340 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:45:10 +0000 http://gardenseeds.swarthmore.edu/gardenseeds/?p=6814#comment-1340 Can you tell me what the best time to prune a Franklinia is? We have a beautiful specimen in Rose Valley’s Pew Park, and are seeking advice before pruning this tree. Lynn Gee

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