(They all prefer acidic soil.) Like tupelo, the leaves of sourwood trees turn a beautiful crimson red in the fall. The leaves are long (5-8”), finely-toothed, and glossy green.

A tupelo tree (Nyssa sylvatica) beckons the autumn foliage ogler with an alluring, come-hither scarlet so intense that it rivals sugar and Japanese maples. In short, tupelo in full fall costume is ...