Plant Calculator
Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Nyssa sylvatica you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum
- Deciduous, ornamental, shade tree
- One of the best trees for fall color
- Interesting, textured bark
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Food and cover for watchable wildlife
- Use in large yards
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Focal Point |
| • | Native |
| • | Ornamental Fruit |
| • | Shade Tree |
| • | Slow Growing |
| • | Specimen |
| • | Street Tree |
| • | Water's Edge / Bog Plant |
| • | Woodland Garden |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Fall |