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Black Tupelo, Yellow Gum, Snagtree, Hornpipe, Sour Gum, Pepperridge,
Bee Gum

This tree provides quality shade and good form but it is often overlooked as an excellent shade and ornamental tree. The wood is used for veneer, plywood, crossties, boxes, pulp, woodenware, and tool handles. The fruit is important to many species of birds. The foliage was browsed by black bear and white-tailed deer. Bees also love the flowers.

Quick ID:

Trees up to 100 feet tall. Leaves are glossy and dark green and are often clustered on dwarf branches (spur shoots) at the end of major shoots. The leaf margin is entire but sometimes it will have a single small tooth at the middle. Look for the distinctive 90 degree branching from the trunk.

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