Associated forest cover ⁵

Water tupelo is a major component of the forest cover types Water
Tupelo-Swamp Tupelo (Society of American Foresters Type 103) and
Baldcypress-Tupelo (Type 102) (8). In stands containing
baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and water tupelo,
baldcypress is usually predominant. In sloughs and moving water,
water tupelo usually occupies the deeper parts and baldcypress
the margins and more shallow parts. In deep, stagnant water the
two species occupy much the same depths (19).

In several other forest cover types water tupelo may be a minor
associate: Longleaf Pine-Slash Pine (Type 83), Slash Pine (Type
84), Slash Pine-Hardwood (Type 85), and Baldcypress (Type 101).

Species associated with water tupelo throughout its range are
black willow (Salix nigra), swamp cottonwood (Populus
heterophylla), red maple (Acer rubrum), waterlocust
(Gleditsia aquatica), overcup oak (Quercus lyrata),
water oak (Q. nigra), water hickory (Carya
aquatica), green and pumpkin ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica
and F.profunda), and sweetgum (Liquidambar
styraciflua). Swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora),
pondcypress (Taxodium distichum var. nutans),
and redbay (Persea borbonia) are common associates in
the Southeast.

Small tree and shrub associates of water tupelo include
swamp-privet (Forestiera acuminata), common buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis), waterelm (Planera
aquatica), sweetbay (Magnolia uirginiana), Carolina
ash (F.caroliniana), poison-sumac (Toxicodendron
vernix), southern bayberry (Myrica cerifera), and
dahoon (Ilex cassine).

Summary ⁶

Nyssa aquatica, commonly called the water tupelo, cottongum, wild olive, large tupelo, 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.

Uses ⁶

A large mature tree can produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. The swollen base of the Nyssa aquatica is the source of a favored wood of wood carvers. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruit, and it is a favored tree.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Matthew Herron, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matthew Herron
2. (c) anónimo, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://eol.org/media/6672488
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5. Adaptado por Tricia LeBlanc de uma obra de (c) USDA, Forest Service, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/13845264
6. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyssa_aquatica

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