General Landscape Uses:
Large shade tree for parks or large yards.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description: Large deciduous tree to 100 feet tall. Compound leaves 10-15 inches long with leaflets 3-10 inches long.
Dimensions: Up to 100 feet in height.
Growth Rate: Slow.
Range:
Eastern United States south to Volusia, Marion, Sumpter, and Citrus counties. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Fertile uplands
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone 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 long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Light green
Flower Characteristics: Inconspicuous flowers on conspicuous catkins 4-8 inches long.
Flowering Season: Spring.
Fruit: Nut in a reddish brown husk.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides food and cover for wildlife.
References: Huegel (
2010), Nelson (
1994)
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
