About Black Tupelo

Black Tupelo

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland, Sandy areas, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,828.80 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

762.00 cm

Rank: 28 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Crimson, Dark Red, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen, Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Emetic, Opthalmic, Vermifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for insects, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NYSSA sylvatica

7.2 Common Name

Black Tupelo, Blackgum, Sour Gum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Tupelo Tree

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Tupelo Baum

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Tupelo

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol negro Tupelo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρη Tupelo Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Tupelo Preto

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Tupelo Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Tupelo ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cornales

8.5 Family

Nyssaceae

8.6 Genus

Nyssa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Bombini

8.9 Subfamily

Nyssoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Black Tupelo

Want to know the properties of Black Tupelo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Black Tupelo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Mild Allergen and Pollen. Black Tupelo Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Emetic, Opthalmic and Vermifuge
Part of plant used: Fruits and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Trees » More

» More

More Trees

Black Tupelo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Black Tupelo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Black Tupelo physical information is as follows: 1,828.80 cm tall and 762.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow green
Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Black Tupelo

Taking Black Tupelo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Black Tupelo include pruning, which should be done Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Compare List of Trees » More

Desert Ironwood and Serbian Spruce

Desert Ironwood and Bristlecone Pine

Desert Ironwood and Ponderosa Pine

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and care of Black Tupelo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Black Tupelo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Black Tupelo is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Lowland, Sandy areas and Wet Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.