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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - An ancient Black Tupelo tree (Nyssa sylvatica), standing tall on the grounds of Mount Manresa, could be more than 400 years old, and possibly one of the oldest trees in all ...

(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.

Blackgum, also called black tupelo, tupelo gum, or just tupelo, is a tree that loves to grow in water and water-soaked soils. In fact, the genus Nyssa is the name of a water nymph.