Nyssa ogeche
Ogeechee tupelo, Ogeechee-lime
Notes:
Root pruning required for ease of transplanting. UFL and Cal Poly claim hardiness to USDA zone 7 only, but Dirr/Warren say zone 6.
Pyramidal in youth, spreading with age, often with a buttressed trunk. Street tree usage is contingent on single-trunked form.
Top ten performer in Auburn University shade tree trials; unaffected by leaf spot (unlike N. sylvatica).
Sources: UFL, Cal Poly, Dirr, USDA, Dirr/Warren.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
branches strong
clay tolerant
coarse texture
compacted soil tolerant
dense canopy
dioecious
drought tolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fast-growing
form:multi-trunked
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:conical/pyramidal
habit:rounded
litter:fruit
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
pruning not required
resprouts notably
roots:low damage potential
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy bark
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
use:street
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
wind sensitive
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