Nature
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
A common species throughout the Eastern U.S., the Black Tupelo is in the Dogwood family. Like the Eastern Flowering Dogwood, it is planted as an ornamental for its red fall foliage and autumn-ripening fruit. In southern states, bees collect nectar from its spring flowers to make Tupelo honey. You may hear it referred to as Black-gum, Sour-gum, or Pepperidge.