Landscape Uses:
	Accent tree in moist to wet soils.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large tree; deciduous
Height:
	Typically 30-50 feet; to 128 feet in Florida
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to Broward and Collier counties. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Moist hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist to seasonally wet, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained sandy or organic soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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:
	Moderate to low; requires moist to wet soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Green.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous. Pollination is by wind.
Flowering Season:
	Spring
Fruit:
	Brown acorn. Edible.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides significant food and cover for wildlife. Larval host plant for Horace's dusky wing (Erynnis horactius), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) butterflies. The acorns are utilized by squirrels.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.