Nyssa ogeche (Ogechee Tupelo/White Tupelo)
Female trees bear oblong fruit that are edible. Found in swamps but does well on drier sites. Very important tree in the Florida honey industry. Tupelo honey is very mild and light in color and brings a premium price. Since Tupelo trees are found in Florida swamps, beekeepers actually put their hives on floating platforms to take full advantage of the Tupelo blooms. We have a grove of Nyssa ogeche on our land that we planted on a dry site, and they are thriving. This fall, a beekeeper brought honeybee hives to our grove for honey production. We are very excited to see the honey making process in action!
Zone 6-9
size: 1gallon
I have been buying native plants from various sources and was very happy when I came across this wonderful nursery. From the amazing selection of hard to find varieties, to quick shipping, and careful packaging, everything is perfect. The plants themselves arrive healthy and very well taken care of, and the root ball is well established but not pot bound. This will be my go to nursery for all the plants on my list.
Every time the tree came in stock they would notify me until it worked out. They were great and responded to all my follow up questions promptly!!
Was on the wait list for a while and finally got my trees and I was so impressed with the quality and value that I got back on the wait list for more. Second time around I was not disappointed, great trees, high quality, healthy, good size, packed and shipped well, great value for the price. I will be purchasing all my future trees from Mail Order Natives
The trees came very quickly. They were happy and healthy with no transplanting trouble!
This is one of the best mail order nurseries. The tupelo arrived healthy, and even survived the few days in the soil bag while I collected the aggregates to pot them for the bonsai training. This nursery is the only one I know so far that ships Nyssa Ogeche specimen.
Excellent trees and arrived in great shape. Great packaging.
nice size. nice root ball. very healthy