black tupelo
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9 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Black gum; Black tupelo; Sour gum ???
Comments (14)pam, its mostly an eastern tree farther north they go (in other words not in the Dakotas), but when i was in Massachusetts they did indeed have spectacular fall color even in a area know for trees with spectacular fall color. I have never seen these trees in the south so i cant comment on their size. Yes it is freezing. It felt like spring one day, even a no-coat day, and then the next day i got frostbite after 5 minutes of walking into the prevailing winds, i don't remember it being this cold for a long time. There is a range map for this species in the link below, pus a wealth of information on this tree Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/Spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/nyssa/silvatica.htm...See MoreVariegated American Yellowwood
Comments (4)There was no description listed. I had been out of town since last thursday and discovered just last night that it had been delivered in my absence. I haven't had a chance to ask the grower for details yet, and thought it was unusual that I couldn't get even a single hit from the search engines. For what it cost, I would have been satisfied with a seedling. Either this cultivar is very old and obscure, or very new and not yet publicized....See MoreBlack gum (Tupelo)
Comments (16)Glad you found the linked thread of interest. Sorry about your tree, Red Rage is my personal preferred Blackgum selection. For whatever reason, Blackgum seem to be a bit on the sensitive side for several years after planting. Or perhaps it because of grafting, after all grafting is not something that would expect to happen in a wild environment. I have also noticed that the selections available of Blackgum seem to begin growing sooner than the local native population. This leads me to believe that they originate from a more southern seed source, which could make them more susceptible to winter,spring damage. My own tree is a seed grown tree, and begins to grow VERY late. This suggests that is it northern source tree. Whatever the reason(s), Blackgum seem to be a bit sensitive for a period of time after transplanting (another very un-natural event). I bring this up because the picture appear that your tree began to grow in spring and then was zapped by the mid-April freeze (I got to 18 at my house IIRC). If this is correct, then my guess is that this is the likely cause for the top dieback. We had a grafted Ginkgo in 2007 that this happened to. As for prognosis, it appears to be sprouting back from below the graft (hard to tell for certain). Recovery would be much quicker than growing from seed, but you will not get the same tree back in a single year. Blackgum CAN grow surprisingly fast under optimal conditions, and it will look much better after just a year or two. But it will require management and timing. My own tree grows about 15-20"/year in far from optimal conditions (lots of competition). Have seen them grow up to 3'+/year. One reason 'Wildfire' is so common in nurseries is that is is supposed to grow much faster, It is up to you want to work this one out, replant, or plant something else there. Arktrees...See MoreID: Tupelo, Dogwood or ...?
Comments (4)That's European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) It's a native tree to Europe, Africa, and Asia but has spread all over the northern U.S....See Moreedlincoln
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