Quick Facts

• Height: 40 ft. 0 in. - 120 ft. 0 in.
• Width: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
• USDA Zones:
  • 7a
  • 7b
  • 8a
  • 8b
  • 9a
  • 9b
  • 6a
  • 6b
  • 4a
  • 4b
  • 5a
  • 5b
  • 3a
  • 3b
  • 2a
  • 2b
• NC Region:Not specified

• Origin:Newfoundland to Florida West to Minnesota Oklahoma and Texas.

• Life Cycle:
  • Woody
• Plant Types:
  • Perennial
  • Tree
  • Native Plant
• Habit:Not specified

Distribution

throughout North Carolina.

Uses

Native Americans are known to have used parts of this tree as sweeteners, in food, and in medicine. The wood isused as pulpwood and in the manufacture of furniture and woodenware.