Nyssa sylvatica 'WFH1' [sold as Tupelo Tower™]
Tupelo Tower Black Gum

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark, glossy green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Almost fluorescent fall foliage changing from yellow to orange to scarlet to purple)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Small blue-black drupes; up to .5" in diameter; attracts birds)
 Ultimate Height:
30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-15 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Perfers slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, ovate to elliptic, 4-7.5" long and wide, entire margin, but sometimes remotely toothed, glossy (waxy) upper and dull on the lower surface. Leaves form on slow growing spurs. Three distinct vascular bundles in leaf scars. Buds are vari-colored. Chambered pith.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Barrier 20
  • Patio Tree 126
  • Fall Color 219
  • Slow Growth Rate 266
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 106

    • Additional Information

    Tupelo Tower is one of the only upright, of columnar habit, unlike the straight species. Its tight habit, brilliant fall color, and urban tolerances make this cultivar highly saught after. Typically, a slightly acidic soil is needed for this species to perform well. Difficult to transplant, so best purchase as container grown. Wet soils tolerant.

    7 Nyssa sylvatica 'WFH1' [sold as Tupelo Tower™] found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12015_00888*AHLTP
    22023_00175*AFSTW
    32023_00175*CHARR
    42023_00175*DMCUT
    52023_00175*EMCUT
    62023_00175*FMCUT
    72023_00175*GMCUT

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