#1688 most planted
Rhododendron maximum
Great laurel · also Great rhododendron, Rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron
23
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
5.2 in
median trunk (13 cm, 23 measured)
15 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Rhododendron maximum, also known as great laurel or rosebay rhododendron, is a native shrub or tree found in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America. Its range extends from Alabama up to coastal Nova Scotia. It is categorized as Least Concern regarding conservation status.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 200.02%13 yr5.2 in
- 30.00%—2.0 in
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Rhododendron in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
