How to Grow and Care for Black Gum Trees (Black Tupelo)
2024年9月4日 · The black gum tree, also known as black tupelo, is a medium-size deciduous tree with a slow growth rate, gaining only around one to two feet per year. It generally grows in a rounded shape with a straight trunk, and its bark is likened to alligator skin.
Black Tupelo Tree: Leaves, Bark (Pictures) – Identification ...
2022年1月27日 · Also called the black gum or sour gum, the deciduous tree is identified by its oval, dark green glossy leaves, bark resembling alligator skin, clusters of greenish-white flowers, and bluish-black fruits.
Nyssa sylvatica - Wikipedia
Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, black gum or sour gum, [2] [a] is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico.
Nyssa sylvatica (Blackgum, Black Gum, Black Tupelo, Common ...
Black gum or black tupelo is a medium-sized, native deciduous tree in the Nyssaceae family. Growing throughout North Carolina in dry upland forests, occasionally in bottomlands, savannas, swamp margins, and upland depressions that are occasionally flooded.
Black Tupelo Tree: History, Leaves, Flowers, Bark (Pictures ...
2024年7月18日 · The black tupelo tree, scientifically known as Nyssa sylvatica, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico.
Black Tupelo, A Native American Fruit Tree - Eat The Planet
2013年10月8日 · Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) , also called black gum tree is a North Eastern American native tree producing edible fruit in the fall.
How to Plant and Grow a Black Gum Tree - Better Homes & Gardens
2023年12月26日 · Find out all you need to know about how to grow a black gum tree, a native shade tree with brilliant fall color. This guide includes planting and care tips, as well as the best types of black gum tree to grow.
Tupelo | The Morton Arboretum
Tupelo or sour gum is a striking pyramidal tree in its youth with horizontal branches growing from a typically straight trunk. As the tree matures, it takes on more of an irregular habit. The dark green glossy summer foliage takes center stage in fall when the leaves turn bright scarlet.
Tupelo | Description, Tree, Honey, Wood, & Facts | Britannica
Tupelo, genus of about nine species of trees of the sour gum family (Nyssaceae). Tupelo trees are sometimes cultivated as ornamentals. The wood is fine-textured and strong. Tupelo trees tolerate flooding and moist soils, and several are found in swampy areas.
Tupelo Tree: Names, History & Growing Tips | LoveToKnow
2022年3月8日 · Ten species of tupelo trees make up the genus Nyssa. Five species are native to North America, with the most commonly grown being Nyssa sylvatica, which is known as the black gum tree or black tupelo tree.