Nyssa aquatica, commonly called the water tupelo, cottongum, wild olive, large tupelo, sourgum, tupelo-gum, or water-gum, is a large, long-lived tree in the tupelo genus (Nyssa) that grows in swamps and floodplains in the Southeastern United States.
Form | tree |
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Fruit type | Drupe |
Fruit color | Blue |
Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Evergreen or deciduous | Deciduous |
Leaf shape | Oblong, Ovate |
Leaf margin | Entire, Toothed |
Venation | Pinnate |
Bark color | Brown, Gray |
Bark texture | Blocky, Ridged, Scaly |
Flower color | green, white |