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

 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
 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.

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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