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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Nyssa sylvatica
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Blackgum

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Nyssa sylvatica

ALSO KNOWN AS

Tupelo, Black tupelo, or Sour gum

Plant family

(Nyssaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Blackgum is a deciduous tree with oval to obovate shaped leaves that have wavy margins and are shiny on top. The flowers occur in small, greenish-white clusters.
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Identification hints

Blackgum (also known as black tupelo) is a deciduous tree with oval to obovate shaped leaves that have wavy margins and are shiny on top. The flowers occur in small, greenish-white clusters.
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Blackgum is considered a good honey tree. In the wild, it is often found growing with flowering dogwood, yaupon, and black cherry trees. Blackgum fruits are popular with birds and bears and the twigs are often browsed by deer.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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