Wildfire black gum
Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size30 to 50 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Wildfire' black gum (Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire') is a tree for specimen planting, shade gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. New growth comes in red, and the fall color is brilliant. Bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Pin oak, Cinnamon fern, Sedge, and Bottlebrush buckeye.