Nyssa ogeche

Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee-lime

Nyssaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Tree
Size:	30-40 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	NA
Fruit Color:	Red,purple
Phenology:	Deciduous. Blooms in early spring. Fruits ripen by fall.
Noted for:	Fall color, Showy fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Shade tree. Screen along wetland edges. Street tree for use in parking lots and median strips. Many acres have been planted to attract bees for honey production.
Considerations:	Fallen fruits can be mildly messy.
Propagation:	Seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade,  Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding)
Moisture Tolerance:	Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or other substrate:	Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck), Sand
Soil pH:	Acidic

Ecology

Wildlife:	Seeds eaten by birds.
Insects:	Pollinated by bees.
Native Habitats:	Stream banks, swamps, pond and lake margins.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:

Said to be a good honey tree.  The juice of the fruits is said to make a substitute for limes. (both Haihle and Brookwell 1999).