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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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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