General Landscape Uses:
Accent or specimen tree in wet locations.
Availability:
Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available at
Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth (561-641-9488).
Description: Medium to large tree.
Dimensions: Typically 25-50 feet; to 95 feet in Florida.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Southeastern United States west to Mississippi and south to Palm Beach, Glades and Sarasota counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Swamps.
Soils: Wet to moist, seasonally inundated organic soils, acid pH.
Nutritional Requirements: High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate 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 to light shade.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy; fragrant
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Ovoid capsule, splitting open at maturity.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides moderate amounts of food and significant cover for wildlife.
