Nyssa aquatica

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Water:	◍	wet

Scientific Names

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Water Tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), also called cottongum, sourgum, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived tupelo tree that grows in swamps and floodplains of the Eastern United States. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water. Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree.

Read about Nyssa aquatica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nyssa aquatica, Marsh. (N. uniflora, Wang. N. denticulata, Ait.). Cotton Gum. Tree, occasionally to 100 ft., with small spreading branches forming a pyramidal head: Lvs. slender-stalked, ovate to oblong, acute or acuminate, entire or remotely toothed, at maturity lustrous above, pubescent beneath, 5-7 in. long: pistillate fls. solitary, surrounded by 2-4 strap-shaped bractlets to ½ in. long: fr. oblong, 1 in. long, dark purple. Va. to Ill. and Texas. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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