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Nyssa aquatica L.

water tupelo; cottongum; wild olive; large tupelo; tupelo-gum; water-gum

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Wasser-Tupelobaum
English water tupelo; cottongum; wild olive; large tupelo;tupelo-gum; water-gum
Français Tupelo aquatique
Italiano Wasser-Tupelobaum
Suomi Wasser-Tupelobaum
Norsk Wasser-Tupelobaum
Čeština Wasser-Tupelobaum
Español Wasser-Tupelobaum
Svenska Wasser-Tupelobaum
Polski Wasser-Tupelobaum
Український Wasser-Tupelobaum
Român Wasser-Tupelobaum
Русский Wasser-Tupelobaum
Български Wasser-Tupelobaum
EESTI Wasser-Tupelobaum
日本語 Wasser-Tupelobaum
Other names Tupelo grande

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Illinois; Missouri; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; District of Columbia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Cornales
Family Nyssaceae
Genus Nyssa
Species aquatica
Author citation L.
Scientific name Nyssa aquatica L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

water tupelo;  cottongum;  wild olive;  large tupelo; tupelo-gum;  water-gum

Hough

water tupelo;  cottongum;  wild olive;  large tupelo; tupelo-gum;  water-gum

Nyssa aquatica , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

water tupelo;  cottongum;  wild olive;  large tupelo; tupelo-gum;  water-gum

NYAQ , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson