Black Gum

Cost: $8 per tree
Size: 2-3'
Habitat: Prefers wet areas/Tolerates partial to full shade, ok in sun

Black Gum (Nyssa aquatica) also known as Tupelo,

Type:  Deciduous

Typical Mature Height:  An attractive, variable-shaped deciduous tree, black tupelo grows 30-60 ft. or taller

Light Requirement:  Sun , Part Shade , Shade

Soils:  Moist

Habitat:  Low, wet woods;  This is a wide-ranging tree, found in a variety of habitats

Wildlife:  Substrate-insectivorous birds, Fruit-birds, Fruit-mammals, Browse, Nectar-bees

Uses:   handsome ornamental and shade tree, Black Tupelo is also a honey plant. The juicy fruit is consumed by many birds and mammals.  A bottle-shaped trunk forms if grown in shallow standing water. Smooth, waxy, dark-green summer foliage changes to fluorescent yellow, orange, scarlet and purple in fall.