Nyssa sylvatica




Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica
Common Name: black gum
Family Name:  Cornaceae
Distribution/Origin: Eastern North America, Southern Ontario

Leaf: Dark-green,(fall)Orange/Red, *Hints of fall colours may appear on some leaves in the summer, Glabrous, Glandular hairs, Simple, Obovate/Ovate, Cuspidate/Attenuate
Bud: Alternate, Ovoid
Flower: Green/Yellow, Not showy, Flowers clustered, Monoecious plant, Apr/May

Fruit/Seed: Blue/Black, Drupe, Insignificant, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: Dark-grey, Brown, Black, Plated, (Leaf scar) Crescent shaped

Size: Height: 15 - 22m/Spread: 7.0 - 10m
Habit: Spreading
Form: Oval-vertical, Pyramidal-widely

Soil conditions: Acidic, Well-drained
Moisture: Moist
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade, Sheltered

Landscape use: Attracts birds, Specimen plant

Notes: Perennial

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