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.
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.
Nyssa sylvatica (Blackgum, Black Gum, Black Tupelo, Common …
The black gum is grown as an ornamental for its beautiful, scarlet red, fall color and for its shiny, dark green leaves in the summer. Its native range includes southern Ontario to the Central and Eastern United States, and Mexico.
Black Tupelo Tree: Leaves, Bark (Pictures) - Leafy Place
2022年1月27日 · The black tupelo tree is an attractive ornamental tree native to North America. 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 …
Black gum, Nyssa sylvatica, blackgum, black tupelo, sour gum
2021年8月27日 · Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is also commonly called blackgum, black tupelo, and sour gum. It is native to most of the eastern half of the U.S. and grows in a wide variety of soils. It can grow up to 100 feet tall, but 20-30 feet is more normal. Personally, I’ve never seen one anywhere close to 100 feet tall.
Black Tupelo Tree: History, Leaves, Flowers, Bark (Pictures ...
2024年7月18日 · The black tupelo fruit is a small drupe, only about 10 millimeters in diameter. It’s ovoid or oval-shaped, with a smooth, slightly oily skin that ripens to a deep black-purple color in the fall. The fruits don’t grow individually.
Black Tupelo - Nyssa sylvatica - PNW Plants - Washington State …
Black tupelo (also known as black gum or sour gum) is a Midwest and east coast native that is not all that common here on the west coast, but one that should be as it has shining dark green summer foliage, spectacular red fall color, and a tough urban resiliency. This deciduous shade tree generally grows 30'-50' tall and 20’-30’ wide.
Nyssa sylvatica — black-gum, black tupelo - Go Botany
The common name of this wetland tree, tupelo, comes from the Creek Indian word for swamp. With distinctive stout and many-branched trunks, black tupelo is easily recognized in wet forests. The trunks often die from the top, giving its crown a scraggly appearance. Tupelo wood is highly cross-grained, making it difficult to work.
Sour Gum, Tupelo, Black Gum | Yale Nature Walk - Yale University
The fruit is a black-blue, ovoid stone fruit, about 10 mm long with a thin, oily, bitter-to-sour tasting flesh and very popular with small bird species, particularly the American robin. There are from one to three fruits together on a long slender stalk. They are sometimes eaten raw, but humans tend to put them in juice, preservatives, or pies!
ENH-581/ST422: Nyssa sylvatica: Black Tupelo - EDIS
Full Form - Nyssa sylvatica: black tupelo. Scientific name: Nyssa sylvatica. Pronunciation: NISS-uh sill-VAT-ih-kuh. Common name (s): black tupelo, blackgum, sourgum. Family: Nyssaceae. USDA hardiness zones: 4B through 9B (Figure 2) Origin: native to the east half of the United States, extreme southern Ontario, and central and southern Mexico.