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Black-gum
Also Known As:
Sourgum/ Black Tupelo/ PepperridgeBotanical Name:
Nyssa sylvatica- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both
- Flowers give way to dark blue oval fruit
- Obovate to elliptic leaves are dark green above and paler below
- Fall foliage is a brilliant scarlet colour
- Bloom Time: Spring
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Hardiness Zone
3
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Flower Colour
- White
height
Height
10 m-15 m
Width
Spread
9 m-10 m
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Exposure
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun/Shade
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Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Moist to Wet Soils
- Well-drained
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Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
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Growth Rate
- Slow
Palette
Foliage Colour
- Green (dark)
- Red
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Attributes
- Deciduous
- Fall Color
- Fruit
- Native to Ontario
- Salt Tolerant
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Flowering Time
- Spring
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Shape
- Oval
- Pyramidal/Columnar
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Garden Uses
- Naturalizing
- Specimen
- Woodland/woods edge
Additional Details
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Growing Tips & Maintenace
- An excellent ornamental shade tree with brilliant fall colour and suitable for a wide range of locations, including typically wetter areas. Grows best in a slightly acidic soil. The fruits are technically edible but quite sour, and attractive to birds when they ripen.
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Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario and part of North America.

Black-gum
Size: 80cm 2g

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