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Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS RM
Characteristics
Height: 60-80'
Spread: 35-50'
Flowers: Apr.-May; yellow green
Fruit: Jul.-Oct.; green to tan; cone/cone-like
Fall color: golden yellow
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.6-8
Soil type: Loamy Sandy
Habitat
moist, rich uplands to low-lying swamps and borders of streams, elevated floodplain terrace and knobs
Native to
Region: Mountain *
States: MD PA NY WV VA
Wildlife
*
high wildlife value
Notes
fall color; attractive winter texture and color; prefers cool, moist conditions, common on calcareous soils
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/446.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004