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Have Tree, Will Travel

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Some imperiled plants need help moving to places where they can thrive.

By Kevan Williams

A torreya sapling growing in North Carolina and a photograph of its parent tree.
A torreya sapling growing in North Carolina and a photograph of its parent tree.

For more than 200 years, naturalists and plant enthusiasts have come to the woods along the Altamaha River in south Georgia, searching for a horticultural holy grail: a wild Franklinia alatamaha, William Bartram’s “lost camellia.” Continue reading Have Tree, Will Travel →