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Nyssa sylvatica
COMMON: Sour Gum
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3 to 6" long, 1.5 to 3" wide, dark green, yellow to orange to purple colors in the fall
SIZE: 30 to 50' tall, 20 to 30' wide
HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9
HABIT: Pyramidal, with age becomes irregularly rounded
GROWTH RATE: Slow to medium
FLOWERS: Not significant
FRUIT: approx. 1/2" long, bluish black, late September into early October
SOILS: Moist, well drained, acid, deep soils
LIGHTING: Full sun to part shade, not too much shade
USES: Specimen
MAINTENANCE: None serious

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