Hide Basic InformationTree ID: 152Family: NyssaceaeGenus and species: Nyssa sylvaticaSurveyors: Olivia Paoletti, Isabella Paoletti, Ophelia Pilkinton Hide LocationArea: Prospect and Sachem Hide Collected DataTree shape: OvalDate of tree entry: 02/08/2023Height: 3.90 m Diameter at breast height: 0.19 m Hide BarkThe bark of the black gum tree is an irregularly shallow furrowed bark with a light gray-brown color. It is noncontinuous, broken into block patterns. Hide FruitThe sour gum tree produces a fleshy dark purple drupe fruit. The flowers present as greenish-white in color. ← Previous Tree: Sour gum or black Next Tree: Sawara Cypress (False Cypress) →