Dimensions: To 64 feet in Florida. Taller than broad.
Range:
Widespread in eastern North America south to the Florida Panhandle; disjunct in Citrus County, where collected once in
1969.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
References: Ward & Ing (
1997).
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.