 | Water Tupelo, Cotton Gum, Sour Gum, Tupelo, Swamp Tupelo, Tupelo Gum, Water Gum Nyssa aquatica Cornaceae Water tupelo is found on rich, swampy flats with silty clay to clay bottom soils in southeast Texas. It is a true swamp plant, found on sites that are periodically under water. It has larger leaves than black gum, 5 to 10 inches long and long-pointed, and also larger fruit. The trunk flares at the base and its shallow root system is wide- spreading, stabilizing the tree in its aquatic habitat. Plant Habit or Use: large tree Exposure: sun partial sun Flower Color: greenish-yellow, not ornamental Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: hard oval ribbed nutlet in drupe Height: to 100 ft. Width: to 50 ft. Plant Character: deciduous Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements: high water or bog Soil Requirements: acid neutral Additional Comments:
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