Musclewood

Retain if in the landscape. Can be used as a specimen plant in areas not subject to root disturbance.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Said to be difficult to transplant as it does not tolerate root disturbance. Grows slowly.

Birds and other wildlife eat the seeds but it is not a favorite.

River floodplains

• Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage
• Larval plant for tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops), and red-spotted purple or white admiral (Limenitis arthemis) butterflies.