- Common Name - black gum
- Botanical Name - Nyssa sylvatica
- Family - Nyssaceae
- Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, ovate shape, acute apex, enitre margins, smooth texture
- Flower - clustered flowers
- Bud - alternate
- Bark - nicely furrowed, corky
- Fruit - drupe, September - October
- Habit - horizontal, open, irregular branches
- Form - loose oval
- Size - > 18 m
- Culture - moist soil, full sun/part shade
- Use - bird habitat, tall background
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