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Nyssa sylvatica |
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| Leaves in mid-June |
Common name |
blackgum; tupelo |
Family |
nyssaceae |
Life cycle |
tree (Z5-9) |
Flowers |
insignificant (May) |
Size |
to 80' |
Light |
sun-part shade |
Cultural notes |
prefers moist soil |
Tree native to eastern North America, growing into an upright vase shape with glossy oblong to obovate leaves. Purple-blue berries. It makes its biggest splash in autumn, when its leaves turn a range of brilliant colors.
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| Glossy new growth in mid-May |
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| Turning orange-red in second half of October |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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