Ogeechee Tupelo

Shade tree. Screen along wetland edges. Street tree for use in parking lots and median strips. Many acres have been planted to attract bees for honey production.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Fallen fruits can be mildly messy.

Seeds eaten by birds.

Stream banks, swamps, pond and lake margins.

• Fall color, Showy fruits
• Pollinated by bees.