Does Nyssa Sylvatica, Nyssa biflora, and Nyssa aquatica hybridize
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Comments (5)Not persimmon. But the Virginia Tech dendrology site lists 4 species of Nyssa, and two of them have fruit an inch or longer. And they all like swamps. Maybe it's one of them. WW Water Tupelo, Nyssa aquatica Ogeechee Tupelo, Nyssa ogeche FWIW the other two are Nyssa sylvatica and Nyssa biflora, and it looks like all 4 of them are found in some part of Florida....See MoreBlack gum--failure to thrive
Comments (16)There's been plenty of rain here this year. We got only a little below our yearly average last year, didn't have nearly the drought the middle and upper South experienced, and with almost 23" of rain so far this year, we'll probably exceed the yearly average of 65" this year. I'm finding a lot more seedling trees coming up naturally this spring than I've found in the previous two springs since the hurricane, especially dogwood seedlings, which I didn't find any of until this year. Maybe the good rain has something to do with that. I made a 13 second video of the stream at the bottom of the hollow - I love the sound it makes! Sherry...See Moretrees from seed, continued
Comments (66)3 Toona sinensis seedlings - free to a good home. Best for zone 7 or higher. Parent tree survived for 15+ years north of Detroit with little to no dieback (I had been hopeful that the tree would prove to be zone 5b hardy), but after the winter of 2013-14 it suffered significant dieback. Regrowth was strong in the summer of 2014, but the property owner decided to remove the tree later that year. These were grown from seed started in the spring of 2013. Pots are too big to ship, so if you're from zone 7 and plan to travel to MI this summer and would like to pick them up, send me a message offline....See MoreRiver planting
Comments (44)When I was a little kid living in CT, our family would go on picnics during the summer. We'd go to the same state park, covered with white pines along a river, and my dad would try to get the same table, with a view across the river. On the hillside was a small house with two trees in front, and when the wind blew and the leaves fluttered in the breeze, they were silver. As a young kid I was interested in trees, my dad admired these trees and asked me what they were. I'd never seen trees like that before and had no idea what they were. Years later I learned they were silver poplars, probably 'Bolleana' as they were tall and narrow. At the time they were rare in CT, probably still are. Now living in TN, I see these trees often. I often come upon them in the middle of nowhere, at the site of old ruined homesteads. I suppose the Scots-Irish that settled this area brought them from "home". The courthouse in the county seat was surrounded with these and silver maples, periodically topped. They gave scant shade until their crowns grew back, and then they were topped again. A few years ago the courthouse grounds were reworked and the trees were removed. Many were rotted and had become liabilities. I was glad to see them go, they were ugly. Today I have three on my place, far from the house on the creek bank. I have to walk to them to see them. I planted one root sprout, and left two other sprouts to grow. Every time I see the silver leaves dance in the breeze, I'm reminded of my dad and those family picnics, so long ago....See MoreSmivies (Ontario - 5b)
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