Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Full to partial sun. Prefers moist well-drained soils. Does not withstand extended ponding or drought.
Soil: Prefers deep, well-drained loams.
Form: Forked and limby
Height: 35 to 60 feet
Width: 35 to 50 feet
Flower/Fruit:
Green husk, until ripening in fall, when it
turns black.
Comments:
Excellent for wildlife. Used for parks and
other large landscape areas. Less
suitable for small yards and boulevards because of its
large size and messy fruit. High valued timber. Should not
be planted with or adjacent to a row of conifers because of toxic
substance secreted by roots.
