 It does not appear to grow directly on bare bark, and is usually found growing in association with the epiphytic liverwort "Frullania asagrayana".Old growth balsam fir boreal forests in wet areas of eastern Canada regenerate by gap replacement, which creates many forest stands of different ages, while still maintaining a full or partial canopy.It appears that this diversity in forest stands age is necessary for a viable population of "E. pedicellatum".