| A large tree 100-120' high, 3-5' diameter, pyramidal crown when young,
irregular and flattened crown when older. Trunk is tapered with a
fluted base, and conical knees appear around the base in wetter areas.
Linear leaves are spirally arranged and deciduous, 1/2'-3/4' lon, two-ranked.
Fruit is woody, globular, green to brown, floats in water, containing seeds
inside of scales. Bark is variable, thin and scaly to fibrous, red-brown
to ash gray. Typically in wet areas, this species can liv up to 2,000
years! |
