Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica
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Common Name: Sour Gum, Tupelo  
Plant photo of: Nyssa sylvatica
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom/Applegate

  • Description

  • Notes

Tupelo is a medium growing, deciduous tree with an upright, rather narrow pyramidal form, becoming more rounded in age. Grows about 30 to 50 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide. Dark green leaves turn orange to scarlet in the fall.