Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

blackgum - Nyssa sylvatica

Synonyms: tupelo,

USDA Plant Code: NYSY Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: dry - wet Height: 70-80 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: no Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: green/yellow Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica var. 'Biflora' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Dirr Clone' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Dirr Clone' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Dirr Clone' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Variegata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Variegata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Variegata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Variegata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Nyssa sylvatica 'Variegata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Troy Evans, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Nyssa sylvatica; Black Tupelo Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; fall color Dow Gardens , Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; leaf with size bar T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Stem(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Expanding leaf bud T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Fall color T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Fall color T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Graphic by John Nagy T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Structure; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Several black tupelo at Morton Arboretum near Chicago.   Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Nyssa sylvatica; Black Tupelo Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Nyssa sylvatica; Black Tupelo Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Nyssa sylvatica; Black Tupelo Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); mature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Ancient Mississippi Tupelo Gum, 30 feet 1 inch James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; bark Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; bark Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Slide shows blocky mature bark T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Fall color and form of a young 4-6 in DBH T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Graphic by John Nagy T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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