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Black Gum or Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Description:

large mature tree, this picture is of the first leaf to turn fall color, beautiful red fall leaf, shiny, simple, entire leaf; great shade tree; small blue fruit

Habitat:

full sun, clay soil, dry conditions at top of the hill

Notes:

some bee keepers make tupelo honey; spotted by Nathan Slattery

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Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2015
Submitted on Sep 15, 2015

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