Basisdaten
description:
The tupelo comes from North America and is a medium sized tree.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Nyssa sylvatica
other name:
Tupelo
other name:
Black Gum
family:
Dogwood family (Cornaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
15 - 20 m (49 - 66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Black tupelo can vary in size and shape. The leaf shape is oval, elliptical or obovate. The leaf upsite is green and glossy. The leaf is 5-12 cm (2 – 4.7 in) long. The leaf margin is wavy and smooth.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
orange - rot
flowering:
May – June
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The flower is pale green to whitish, in bunches on a long petiole and sprout with the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
dioecious / unisexual
fruit:
Drupe, black-blue, ovoid, about 10 mm (0.4 in) at a long stalk. Often three fruits are on a stalk.
branches:
The branches are moderately thick, red-brown to gray. The buds are ovate, pointed, green to light brown, dark brown in winter.
bark:
The bark is reddish brown, deeply furrowed and scaly.
root:
Deep-rooting plant
location:
Sun to slight shade
soil:
permeable soils, likes moist, but also tolerates dryness caused
ph value:
neutral to acid
usage:
single tree or planting in groups and forest tree (America)