Black Gum        Nyssa sylvatica

Black Tupelo - Sour Gum - Pepperidge

Black Gum is a splendid ornamental tree of pyramidal shape and beautiful green leaves. A great specimen tree. Leaves will turn brilliant orange and red in the fall to contrast with bright blue small fruit which can hang in thru November. Black Gum flowers May to June with long slender pendicules. The fruit is 1/2" long, blue-black ripens in the fall and is eaten by many birds and mammals. Bark is rough, dark gray, broken into many-sided plates and deeply furrowed. The twigs on a black gum are greenish or light brown, smooth or often downy. The buds are 1/4" long and dark red. The wood is heavy, soft, strong, very tough, difficult to split, not durable in contact with the soil, pale yellow with thick whitish sapwood. The wood of a tupelo is used for mauls, pulleys and woodenware. Black Gum will grow in wet soil. Black Gum grow to 50' in height and a spread of 30'. Hardy from zone 4-9. Black Gum is a slow to medium grower and can grow a foot a year. Black Gum is difficult to transplant because of the taproot. Our rootbags simplify the moving task as the bag contains the taproot and as much as 90% of the trees root in the bag.

Pests: Scales and forest tent caterpillar can cause problems. Diseases of Black Gum, several fungi cause cankers and leaf spots. Black Gum prefers moist, well drained acid soils but is found even on dry hill tops. Sweet Gum prefers full sun to partial shade.  Native from Maine to Michigan to Texas and Florida. It is found as far north as Manistee in the lower peninsula of Michigan. We sell Black Gum wholesale and retail.

 To buy Black Gum seedling and transplants click on the link below.

Black Gum in the fall

To order Black Gum seedling by PHONE: We're glad to take your order by phone @ 231-544-6769.  Phone orders can be charged to VISA, or MasterCard accounts.

To order Black Gums seedlings by MAIL: For those who wish to order by mail or prefer to send a check, send orders to: Porcupine Hollow Farm   8593 W. State Rd.  Central Lake, Mi. 49622

Buy Black Gum using our secure shopping cart:

Plant Type	Age	Size	Quanity / Price
Gum-Black	Nyssa sylvatica	6-12"	Choose Quanity/Price 25 @ $3.65 Each 50 @ $3.25 Each 100 @ $1.95 Each 500 @ $1.25 Each 1000 @ $0.95 Each
	The Black Gum is also known as Black Tupelo or Sour Gum	12-18"	Choose Quanity/Price 25 @ $4.00 Each 50 @ $3.40 Each 100 @ $2.20 Each 500 @ $1.40 Each 1000 @ $1.10 Each
		18-24"	Choose Quanity/Price 25 @ $4.90 Each 50 @ $3.90 Each 100 @ $2.45 Each 500 @ $1.60 Each 1000 @ $1.30 Each
		2-3ft	Choose Quanity/Price 1 @ $20.00 Each 5 @ $15.00 Each 10 @ $12.00 Each 25 @ $6.50 Each 50 @ $4.60 Each 100 @ $3.10 Each 500 @ $2.70 Each 1000 @ $2.40 Each
		3-4ft	Choose Quanity/Price 25 @ $10.00 Each 50 @ $7.00 Each 100 @ $4.90 Each 500 @ $4.50 Each 1000 @ $4.20 Each

 

               click for more hardwood prices

Shipping & Handling: Most orders are shipped UPS. Make sure we have your street address and a daytime phone number.

Please include 20% shipping and packaging with your order.

    Minimum shipping $15    

Michigan Residents add 6% sales tax.