Nyssa sylvatica Marshall
tupelo; black tupelo; black gum; sour gum
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| English | tupelo; black tupelo; black gum; sour gum | |
| Français | tupelo noir, Gommier aigre; upelo, gomme noire, gommier noir, gomme aigre | |
| Italiano | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Suomi | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Norsk | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Čeština | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Español | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Svenska | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Polski | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Український | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Român | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Русский | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Български | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| EESTI | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| 日本語 | Schwarzer Tupelobaum | |
| Other names | Nyssa aquatica: swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, water tupelo (US); Nyssa ogeche: Ogeche tupelo, Ogeche-lime (US); Nyssa sylvatica: black tupelo, black gum, sour gum, nyssa (US) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Ontario; Illinois; Kansas; Missouri; Oklahoma; Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Cornales | |||
| Family | Nyssaceae | |||
| Genus | Nyssa | |||
| Species | sylvatica | |||
| Author citation | Marshall | |||
| Scientific name | Nyssa sylvatica Marshall | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/nysny-tu.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D In der Beschreibung berücksichtigte Arten: /E species included in the description: /F espèces décrites /P espécies incluidas na descrição: /S especies incluidas en la descripción: / Nyssa aquatica L. (2), Nyssa ogeche Batr. (1), Nyssa sylvatica Marsh (6) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.45-0.60 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Nyssa sylvatica , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson