Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org - See more at: http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1116138#sthash.YJQHFpRl.dpuf · Public domain
Also called Black Tupelo, Common Tupelo Tree, Cotton Gum, Nyssa
Black Gum; Black Tupelo; Common Tupelo Tree; Cotton Gum; Nyssa; Pepperidge; Sour Gum; Tupelo
More details
- Light
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Water
- Low, Medium
- Type
- Perennial, Tree
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growth
- Medium
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Features
- Drought tolerant, Flowering, Native
- Best uses
- Coastal, Lawn, Naturalized, Shade tree, Specimen, Street tree, Water edge, Woodland
