Plant Details
Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
Black Tupelo, Black Gum or Sour Gum
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Height:
Minimum 30 feet , Maximum 40 feet
Width: Minimum 15 inches, Maximum 25 inches
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Width: Minimum 15 inches, Maximum 25 inches
Red new foliage all summer on a well branched plant. Attractive mature foliage is glossy, dark green that turn a fluorescent yellow to orange to scarlet red to purple in fall. Wonderfully spectacular! The bark has almost alligator-like patterns and is dark gray to almost black. Prefers moist soil.
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10 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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 Heritage Seedlings & Liners Inc. |
Salem, OR | Email now | 503-585-9835 | Bare Root: 2 Container: 2 Liner: 2 |
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| Blue Heron Farm | Corvallis, OR | Email now | 541-754-4224 | Container: 1 | |
| Brentano's Tree Farm LLC | St. Paul, OR | Email now | 503-633-8733 | Container: 1 |
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| Chrishaven Trees | Burlington, WA | Email now | 360-757-8996 | BB: 1 |
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| J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. | Boring, OR | Email now | 503-663-4128 | BB: X Container: X Other: X |
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| Kuenzi Turf & Nursery | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-585-8337 | Bare Root: X BB: X | |
| Northwest Shade Trees | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-463-1700 | BB: 1 |
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| Robinson Nursery Inc. | McMinnville, OR | Email now | 877-855-8733 | Container: X |
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| Sauvie Island Ornamentals LLC | Portland, OR | Email now | 503-621-3086 | Container: X | |
| Urban Forest Nursery Inc. | Mount Vernon, WA | Email now | 360-428-5810 | Other: X |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:31 PM
The young foliage of this almost-native tree (to 30'x 20') emerges bright burgundy "wildfire" red, a color which lasts well into the summer to be followed by yel-orng-scarlt-red fall color; spectacular! S/M
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:31 PM
A constant supply of red-orange color on new growth in summer followed by superb fall color. Deciduous tree 25' x 25'
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