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Michael Dirr
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| Gordonia lasianthus |
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Origin:
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coastal plain from Virginia to Florida and Louisiana
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Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Dirr says: "perfectly drained soils are necessary under cultivation although the plant grows submerged, at least for a time, in the wild. Possibly the conditions in swamps result in such low pH that the causal organism does not grow."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 7 to Zone 9
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.
Dirr says: "slender, narrow-conical tree"
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Flowers:
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Color(s): White
Season(s):
Spring, Summer, Fall
Dirr says: "flowers appear in May and continue to October on the Georgia campus"
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Foliage:
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Black
Season(s):
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as an ornamental plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "similar to Franklinia but needs well drained soils in cultivation. The lack of ease-of-cultivation probably dooms it to novelty or collector status."
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Gordonia lasianthus is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | American Canyon, CA | | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | Atwater, CA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bellmore, NY | | Bellport, NY | Bethpage, NY | Blue Point, NY | | Bohemia, NY | Brentwood, NY | Brightwaters, NY | | Bronx, NY | Brookhaven, NY | Brooklyn, NY | | Brownsville, TX | Castro Valley, CA | Charlottesville, VA | | Chowchilla, CA | Clovis, CA | Coarsegold, CA | | College Point, NY | Corona, NY | Cutler, CA | | Danville, CA | Del Rey, CA | Dinuba, CA | | Dublin, CA | East Elmhurst, NY | El Cerrito, CA | | Elmhurst, NY | Essex, CA | Fairfield, CA | | Fawnskin, CA | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | | Fontana, CA | Forest Falls, CA | Forest Hills, NY | | Fort Eustis, VA | Fremont, CA | Fresh Meadows, NY | | Glen Burnie, MD | Greenlawn, NY | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Hayward, CA | Holbrook, NY | Holtsville, NY | | Hunt Valley, MD | Huntington Station, NY | Huntington, NY | | Islandia, NY | Jackson Heights, NY | Jacksonville, FL | | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | Livermore, CA | | Ludlow, CA | Luling, LA | Lutcher, LA | | Marrero, LA | Martinez, CA | Maspeth, NY | | Melville, NY | Memphis, TN | Meraux, LA | | Merced, CA | Mercedes, TX | Mi Wuk village, CA | | Middle Village, NY | Midpines, CA | Mission, TX | | Moccasin, CA | Modesto, CA | Moraga, CA | | Moreno Valley, CA | Mount Airy, LA | Napa, CA | | New Sarpy, LA | Newark, CA | Newport News, VA | | Norco, LA | Nottingham, MD | Oakland Gardens, NY | | Oakley, CA | Oakville, CA | Olmito, TX | | Orinda, CA | Parkville, MD | Penitas, TX | | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | Pikesville, MD | | Pinole, CA |
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