Franklin Tree Container Size:#15 Fairly resistant to Dutch elm

Fairly resistant to Dutch elm disease as well as Japanese beetle and elm leaf beetle

emphasized against its dark green foliage

It has outstanding foliage that emerges in the spring as bright green before distinctively developing into dark reddish-purple

Indiana in 1955 by Simpson Nursery

It is a tough tree with cinnamon colored branches with heart-shaped leaves that are a glossy dark green that keep their color throughout the summer

Franklin Tree Container Size:#15 Fairly resistant to Dutch elmThe Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) is a small sized historic flowering tree. It blooms slowly, starting in mid summer and sometimes goes all the way until the first frost. The flowers are big and beautiful, white with 5 petals surrounding a yellow center and a sweet fragrance. They emerge in clusters at the tips of the branches and open one at a time. The foliage is dark green and glossy in the spring and summer and turns purple to red to orange