Habitat:Its prefernce is acidic, sandy loams that are moist and well drained. An understory tree of cool, moist forests, often preferring slopes. It is among the most shade-tolerant of deciduous trees, capable of
germinating and persisting for years as a small understory shrub, then growing rapidly to its full height when a gap opens up. However, it does not grow high enough to become a canopy tree, and once the gap above it closes
through succession, it responds by flowering and fruiting profusely. |
