The native Nyssa sylvatica has long been one of my favorite trees. I fell in love with it in the Connecticut woods near where I grew up, watching its glossy leaves turn the most intense shade of ...

Let’s turn our attention to the blackgum tree and consider why its trunk is often hollow and the ways in which that feature has been utilized. First, a little botanical background is in order. Most ...

For Southerners, the mention of tupelo trees brings to mind the unique honey. The river swamps of north Florida and south Georgia are the habitat of the Ogeechee tupelo (Nyssa ogeche), source of the ...

* Common name: Blackgum (a.k.a. tupelo) 'Wildfire' * Botanical name:Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire' * What it is: A fairly fast-growing native shade tree with superb bright-scarlet fall foliage as well as ...

As I approached the tupelo trees (Nyssa sylvatica) at the edge of our property last Saturday, I noticed a faint humming sound. I looked closely among the leaves and found dozens of honeybees busy ...

With leaves falling along with autumn temperatures, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia is pleading with local property ...

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A cladistic analysis of living Nyssa (Cornaceae) using 18 morphological characters suggests that: 1) the eastern Asian N. shweliensis and N. sinensis are closely related to the eastern North American ...

I want to highlight two of the “trees for bees” that I mentioned last week. One is Nyssa sylvatica, a.k.a. black gum or tupelo. I fell in love with this tree in the Connecticut woods near where I grew ...