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Water Tupelo
The fragrant flowers entice many visits from spring pollinators. The fall color is yellow to purple. The Water Tupelo tree, Nyssa aquatica, is also called the cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum. Water Tupelo trees are a large, long-lived trees that grow in southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. This deciduous tree has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and often occurs in pure stands. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. ... find out more
S.E. Wild Crabapple The Southern Crabapple tree, Malus angustifolia, also called a wild crabapple or narrowleaf crabapple, is a small tree. Its flowers have deep pink buds that open lighter pink, then eventually fade to white. It has fragrant pink flowers in the spring and small green crabapples in fall. Its fall foliage is attractive. |
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