Nyssa sylvatica (Sour Gum)

Known for its intense fall colors and silvery bark. Female tree needs male to set fruit.

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Amelanchier arborea (Serviceberry), Ilex verticillata (Winterberry), Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern), Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern), Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen), Quercus palustris (Pin Oak), Quercus rubra (Red Oak)