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<i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> has several common names including tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The leaves are oval shaped with fine hairs along the veins. The fruits are less than an inch long and nearly black.

Nyssa Sylvatica

Nyssa sylvatica has several common names including tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The…

The common names of <i>nyssa sylvatica</i> are tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The tree grows to 100 feet tall. The slender branches form a flat topped, cylindrical head.

Nyssa Sylvatica

The common names of nyssa sylvatica are tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The tree grows…

The tupelos, or pepperidge tree, genus Nyssa, are a small genus of about 9 to 11 species of trees with alternate, simple leaves. Most are highly tolerant of wet soils and flooding, some needing to grow in such environments. Five of the species are native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Canada south to eastern Mexico; the others to east and south Asia from China south to Malaysia and west to the Himalaya. A related genus, Davidia, the Dove tree, occurs in China.

Tupelp

The tupelos, or pepperidge tree, genus Nyssa, are a small genus of about 9 to 11 species of trees with…