Nyssa biflora

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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

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Swamp Black Gum, Swamp Tupelo
Nyssaceae
Also known as Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
Plant Specifics
Size: | 60-80 ft tall by 40 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall. | |
Habitats: | Dome swamps, strand swamps. Tolerates extended periods of inundation. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Grows naturally in swamps and best planted in moist areas. For moist settings, it is appropriate both as a shade tree and as a fall-color specimen tree in those parts of the state that get good fall cooling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil/Substrate: | Organic material (muck), Sand |
Wildlife
Fruite eaten by birds and small to medium sized animals.
Pollinated by bees.