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Black (Sour) Gum

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Black (Sour) Gum

Sour Gum

Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

Nyssaceae family

A narrow-crowned tree with right-angle branches that is restricted to swamps and adjacent areas in our region. Its leaves are small, oval and alternate, and the handsome foliage turns orange to wine-red in early to mid-October.