Family: nyssaceae
Common name(s): blackgum
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 9
General resources
Links for Nyssa sylvatica
- Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification.
(16 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-9)
(17 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5)
(1 photo)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-9)
(2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(8 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(3 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(27 photos)
- Native Plant Society of Texas - Plant profile with basic characteristics, some horticultural information, and a distribution map within Texas.
(2 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4-9)
(22 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (zone 5-9)
(3 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(30 photos)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
Common name(s): swamp tupelo, black gum, swamp black gum
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4
Links
Common name(s): black gum, sour gum, pepperidge, tupelo, black tupelo, tupelo gum
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4
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