Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Nyssa sylvatica

black gum, tupelo
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

black gum, tupelo

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Nyssa sylvatica

Familia:

Nyssaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-50 ft tall by 30-50 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree where its sweeping branches and scarlet fall color can be appreciated. Shade tree.

Consideraciones:

Low branches are set at 90 degrees to the trunk and spread widely, so does not make a good street or lawn tree.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Bee pollinated.

Seeds are eaten by birds and small-to-medium-sized mammals.

Hábitats nativos:

Wooded areas, usually sandy, moist to dry.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Tupelo honey is well-known for its unusual sweet taste. In the north, it's also know as the beetlebung tree, because its wood was used for barrel bungs (like corks to keep in the liquid, usually whale oil).

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2026.


Fox, Laurie, and Joel Koci. (2021). Trees and Shrubs that Tolerate Saline Conditions. ( https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-031/430-031.html ). Accessed 2026. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2025). Plant Database: Nyssa sylvatica (Tupelo). ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=nysy ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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