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The tree is called sour gum in many areas because of the extremely bitter fruit that appears in the fall. Growing in clusters, the berries are blue-black in color. Many kinds of birds and mammals relish the tart fruit that often hangs on the limbs into the winter months.
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Tupelo, Pepperidge, Sour or Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica, Marsh.)-A medium-sized tree of variable shape, 50 to 100 feet high, with short, rigid, twiggy, horizontal branches. Bark rough, dark grey, broken into many-sided plates; ... Plant Guide > Trees > Tupelos and Dogwoods > Sour Gum or Black Gum Tree...
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Sour gum grows from Maine west to New York, extreme southern Ontario, central Michigan, Illinois, central Missouri, and south to central Florida. ... Sour Gum Tree - Nyssa sylvatica; Also commonly called Black Tupelo, Black Gum, Pepperidge, Tupelo, Tupelo-gum; Nyssaceae - Tupelo Family...
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Sour gum tree is a shade tree also known as tupelo or black gum tree. This street tree is a favorite bee plant. Learn about gum tree. ... The sour gum tree is a beautiful shade tree with fire-engine red fall foliage. Native to the eastern United States, it is a favorite plant of bees. This water-loving plant is also known...
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Daymon Morgan, a Kentucky native, later led a hike past the sandstone cliffs on a nearby ridge, pointing out the sour gum tree that makes good honey and the black cohosh plants "good for women's problems.
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Pests and Problems: ... Wood Rots and Decays (Many genus and species involved) ... Tree Pests...
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