Name: Wildfire Black Gum
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2083-40MM-BBC
Price: 549.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'

An ornamental black gum valued for its brilliant red fall colour and strong horizontal branching habit.

Upright, oval to rounded crown
Bright red foliage flush in the spring to green by summer
Obovate to elliptic leaves are brilliant red becoming dark green in the summer
Foliage is a brilliant scarlet colour in the fall
Commonly used for specimen
Grows best in full sun to partial shade

Size

40 mm caliper, ball & burlap

40 mm caliper, wire basket

35 mm caliper, 15 gal

250 cm, 10 gal

35 mm caliper, ball & burlap

45 mm caliper, ball & burlap

45 mm caliper, wire basket

50 mm caliper, 30 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet, Average, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

10.0 – 15.0

Mature Spread (meters)

9.0 – 10.0

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Multi

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

An excellent ornamental shade tree with two showings of incredible red colour. This tree is suitable for a wide range of locations, including typically wetter areas.