Highly tolerant of fire once established. Shade tree. Woodland tree.

Specimen plant. Slow growing.

Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation. Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.

Wildflower garden, meadow.

Shade tree. Forest tree.

Specimen or hedge plant.

Listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Specimen tree, edge plant, or part of a clump of trees.

Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds. This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking plant near an entryway.

The range of this species includes much of eastern North America up into southern Canada.  Its occurrence in Florida is sparse with appropriate substrate likely being the primary determining factor. Treasure if you have it. Good for rock gardens and shade gardens as an understory plant.

It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation. Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits.