| Other Name(s): |
AKA Sour Gun; Black Tupelo |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Class: |
Perennial |
| Form: |
Pyramidal when young |
| Bloom Color: |
Greenish white |
| Bloom Size: |
Small |
| Fruit: |
Oval, 1/2" long fruits which are technically edible but quite sour (hence the common name) |
| Fragrance: |
None |
| Foliage: |
Scarlet fall color; obovate to elliptic, entire to slightly toothed leaves (to 5" long) are dark green above and paler below |
| Trunk: |
Straight |
| Height: |
30 ft. - 50 ft. |
| Spread: |
20 ft. - 30 ft. |
| Growth rate: |
Slow growing |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 to 9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to partial shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium to wet |
| Soil Type: |
Average, medium to wet soils; can grow in standing water |
| Native Range: |
Eastern North America |
| Photographer: |
William Khoury |
| Bed(s): |
TREES - 1 Plant; |