An evergreen tree with a single stem that may reach 75 feet in height.
The petioles of the leaves are smooth. The leaf blades are fanlike with a midrib that curves downward, 3 feet across, divided into segments with a conspicuous V-shape, and having filaments.
The flowers are born in long-stalked, drooping, clusters that bloom in the spring & summer.
The fruit is a dark fleshy, small, round berry.
It is found in pinelands, prairies, hammocks, shell middens, & swamps.
Bees, flies & wasps use the flowers for nectar, and the berries are an important wildlife food.
In the home landscape it can be grown in shade to full sun with moist or dry, sandy or organic soils.
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