Native black tupelo tree confirmed growing in rural Maryland
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Native Plants
If you're planting for fall color and wildlife, black tupelo is the tree that turns scarlet weeks before everything else and feeds bees, birds, and foxes with its fruit, and sightings like this one help map where it's actually thriving.
Someone spotted a Black Tupelo tree in Thurmont, Maryland, and other naturalists on iNaturalist checked the photos and agreed on the identification, making it an official 'research-grade' record. These confirmed sightings build a real-world map of where native trees are growing, which helps scientists and gardeners alike understand the species' range and habitat.
Key Findings
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Observation location: Thurmont, Maryland 21788, USA
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Identification reached research-grade status through community verification on iNaturalist
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Adds a confirmed occurrence record for Nyssa sylvatica in this region
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Technical Summary
A Black Tupelo tree was confirmed and verified by the iNaturalist community growing in Thurmont, Maryland, adding another data point to the known range of this native tree species.
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Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) observed in Thurmont, MD 21788, USA
Research-grade observation of Black Tupelo in Thurmont, MD 21788, USA.
Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, black gum or sour gum, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico.
