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8 paź 2024 · Black Gum shouldn’t be confused with Sweet Gum (unrelated) whose fruit is spiny and messy. Its lustrous green leaves turn shades of yellow to orange to scarlet and sometimes purple in fall, lighting up the landscape with a vibrant dose of color.
4 wrz 2024 · The black gum tree, also known as black tupelo, is a medium-size deciduous tree with a slow growth rate, gaining only around one to two feet per year. It generally grows in a rounded shape with a straight trunk, and its bark is likened to alligator skin.
Black Tupelo. Black tupelo (also known as black gum or sour gum) is a Midwest and east coast native that is not all that common here on the west coast, but one that should be as it has shining dark green summer foliage, spectacular red fall color, and a tough urban resiliency.
Black gum is a good street tree, specimen, and shade tree. The spectacular fall foliage color will add interest to your landscape. Seasons of Interest: Bloom: Late Spring to Summer Foliage: Spring, Summer, and Fall Fruits: Late Summer to Fall. Quick ID Hints: deeply furrowed bark
Sourgum & Cultivars. Sourgum, Black Tupelo or Black Gum, or whatever your common regional name is for Nyssa sylvatica, chances are you would plant more if you could get your hands on nice specimens. Sourgum’s biggest attraction is its spectacular fall color.
Majestic Black Gum, or Black Tupelo, is a stunning and extremely hardy cultivar with gorgeous fall colors! It was selected for its upright growth habit, branching from a strong leader. Dark, glossy green leaves turn to shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple in fall.
8 paź 2013 · Nyssa sylvatica, Black Tupelo leaves and unripe fruits (Photo By: Richard Webb / bugwood.org) Black Tupelo ( Nyssa sylvatica ) , also called black gum tree is a North Eastern American native tree producing edible fruit in the fall.
