Sour Gum tree
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Sour Gum tree
- From: B* S*
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 19:39:18 -0700
I found, at last, that the tree I thought might be a Pistacia Chinensis,
isnt. But--it may be a Nyssa Sylvatica (Sour Gum tree). I saw one at a
local nursery and looked for info in the Sunset Western Garden Book. The
leaves shown in the picture aren't as pointy and elongated as those on the
tree in my neighborhood and in the nursery.
Have any of you had any experience with this tree? I want something for my
parking strip which is deciduous and won't get too dense or huge because I
don't want it to shade my front garden. This looks like it may fill the
bill but the one I'm seeing may be young.
Barbara
