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'''Water tupelo''' (Nyssa aquatica), also called cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived [[tupelo]] tree that grows in U.S. southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree. | '''Water tupelo''' (Nyssa aquatica), also called cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived [[tupelo]] tree that grows in U.S. southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree. | ||
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*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/nyaq2.htm ''Nyssa aquatica'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu] | *[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/nyaq2.htm ''Nyssa aquatica'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu] | ||
*[http://eggtooth.homestead.com/AboutTupeloWood.html All About Tupelo Wood] | *[http://eggtooth.homestead.com/AboutTupeloWood.html All About Tupelo Wood] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 15 November 2007
Water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), also called cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived tupelo tree that grows in U.S. southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree.
The swollen base of the water tupelo is the source of a favored wood of wood carvers.