Exposure/Location: sandy, gravelly, loamy, mucky.  Full sun to part shade. Prefers moist soils. Can spread by rhizomes. Can be multi-stemmed/ thicket forming.

Height/Spread: 4-8m (15-25 ft) 

Bloom:  early spring, 

Comments: Nitrogen fixing.  Often grows in wetlands but can grow in sand dunes and early successional forests.