Latin Name: Nyssa sylvatica
Height: 50 feet
Spread: 30 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Shade
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Description:A glorious native variety producing bold red new foliage that matures to dark green, then a fiery scarlet in fall; a neat, pyramidal habit of growth when young; needs moist, organic, acidic soils, intolerant of urban pollution.
Attracts: Birds
Other Names: Tupelo; Black Tupelo; Sour Gum; Pepperidge