Landscape Uses:
	Large specimen or shade tree.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Large deciduous tree 90-100 feet tall with deeply furrowed grayish bark. Leaves 2-6 inches long, often copper colored when first unfolding.
Height:
	Typically 90 feet in height, as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Throughout the United States and in Florida from Escambia county through the panhandle and along the western coast to Hernando county. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Floodplain forests and swamps.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained organic or sandy soils, often with acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous flower on conspicuous catkins 2-3 inches long.
Flowering Season:
	Early spring
Fruit:
	Tiny capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	We are currently adding data for this species for central and northern Florida. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.