Habitat: moist sites with other hardwoods.
Wood Uses: Woodenware, yard sticks, pulpwood, trunks, interior finish, shelving, Venetian blinds, piano keys.
Wildlife Uses: Seeds: bobwhite quail, eastern chipmunk, white-footed mouse.
Seeds & bark: gray squirrel.
Twigs & foliage: white-tailed deer
Flowers: honey.
Historical Uses: Inner bark used in formula for treating dysentery, heartburn; Native Americans made ropes and woven mats from the tough fibrous inner bark.
