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Nyssa sylvatica |
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Sour Gum, Black Tupelo |
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Upright, irregularly pyramidal,
with a strong central trunk when young, forming
an irregular rounded or flat-topped crown when
mature. |
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30-50 feet tall with a spread
of 20-30 feet |
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Plants are
polygamo-dioecious.
Flowers are small, greenish-white, not showy. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
elliptic, 2-5 inches long, with an acute tip and
entire margins, lustrous dark green in color. |
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Fall color varies from bright
yellow, orange, red, to purple, always brilliant
and showy in color. |
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Bark is dark gray, broken into
irregular ridges, somewhat resembling Alligator
hide. Stems have chambered pith and short spur
growths. |
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Fruit is a bluish-black, oblong
drupe, ˝ inch long, ripening in late
September-October |
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