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About This Plant
Black Gum is popular for its beautiful autumn folliage, that usually displays in bright reds and oranges. It is very attractive to pollinators as well, though its flowers are small and insignificant. Black Gum is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on separate trees. It will produce black, berry-like drupes if female flowers are able to be pollinated. Many animals consume the fruits, making Black Gum popular among wildlife in general!
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- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Honey produced by bees who collect pollen from Black Gum trees is known as Tupelo Honey, and is highly prized for its unique taste and its slow-to-crystalize quality. | Black Gum trees often form natural hollows that provide important refuge for wildlife such as tree frogs and bats.
Alternate Names
Tupelo, Black Tupelo, Common Tupelo, Cotton Gum, Nyssa Pepperidge, Sour Gum
