| Other Name(s): |
AKA Ogeechee Tupelo |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Class: |
Perennial |
| Form: |
Spreading, flat-topped crown at maturity. It has a somewhat pyramidal shape when young |
| Bloom Color: |
Pale green |
| Bloom Size: |
Small |
| Bloom Season: |
Spring |
| Fruit: |
Female trees produce attractive, pendulous, oval-oblong red fruits (drupes) that ripen from late summer to fall |
| Foliage: |
Leaves are elliptical, dark green with a whitish underside, and turn vibrant yellow to deep purple in the autumn |
| Height: |
30 ft. - 50 ft. |
| Water Usage: |
Consistently moist or wet |
| Soil Type: |
Acidic soils |
| Native Range: |
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina |
| Other Information: |
Nyssa ogeche was named by renowned botanist William Bartram in the book Arbustrum Americanum published in 1785. |
| Photographer: |
William Khoury |
| Bed(s): |
TREES - 1 Plant; |