Chinese Tupelo Nyssa sinensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- NY-suh sih-NEN-sis
- Description
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This tree is from Asia. In spring the new leaves emerge as a bronze-purple, turn green during the growing season and are orange, yellow and red in autumn. It grows well in marginal soils that are too wet for most other tree species. The blue fruits can be a little messy in the fall.
Chinese Tupelo is known in cultivation as a more compact version of its relative N. sylvatica (the black tupelo). Both plants, originating from swamps and wetlands, require moist conditions.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Nyssa
- Species:
- sinensis
- Family:
- Nyssaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-stemmed
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- small blue/purple fruits
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- Small, greenish-white flowers appear in the spring in axillary clusters
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The six-inch-long, green leaves turn brilliant shades of red, yellow, and orange in fall
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pond
- Landscape Theme:
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Specimen