Native to: Ontario
Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum, Sourgum, Black Tupelo
- Main interest:
- brillant red fall colour, native, attracts birds and bees, beneficial to wildlife, slow-growing habit, tolerates wet soil
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil; poorly-drained
- Flower colour:
- greenish white
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- May to June
- Foliage:
- glossy, dark green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 50 ft (15 m) width: 30 ft (9 m)
- Use:
- specimen, shade tree, renaturalization, street tree, rain garden, wet woodland
Nyssa sylvatica, widely known as Black Gum, Sourgum and Black Tupelo, has a dense conical crown, and nearly horizontal branches. Grows from 20 ft to 50 ft, with a trunk of 1 ft to 5 ft in diameter.
Smooth, waxy, dark-green summer foliage changes to fluorescent yellow, orange, scarlet, and purple in fall. Flowers are small and insignificant. Black Gum has a flowering habit that is polygamodioecious, meaning that some plants have mostly male flowers while others have mostly female flowers, with most plants having a few perfect hermaphrodite flowers. The nectar from the flowers is sought after by bees. Berries are small and blue. A handsome ornamental, and shade tree, its juicy fruits are loved by birds and mammals alike.
Site in a permanent location because its long taproot makes it difficult to transplant later. It is tolerant of drought, heat, dry and wet soils, and is moderately salt tolerant.
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$18.99
- Main interest:
- brillant red fall colour, native, attracts birds and bees, beneficial to wildlife, slow-growing habit, tolerates wet soil
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil; poorly-drained
- Flower colour:
- greenish white
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- May to June
- Foliage:
- glossy, dark green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 50 ft (15 m) width: 30 ft (9 m)
- Use:
- specimen, shade tree, renaturalization, street tree, rain garden, wet woodland
Also known as: Black Gum Tree, Sour Gum Tree, Pepperidge, Common Tupelo Tree
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