Nyssa

Plant Catalogue – Tress

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NYSSA Deciduous
trees with excellent autumn colour. They require moist, Well-drained acid
soil in sun or part shade.

N. sinensis AGM Has long, narrow, pointed leaves that are purplish when young, dark green when mature and brilliant scarlet in autumn, deciduous. Height a large shrub to small tree 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Spread  2.5 to 3.5 metres.
N. sylvatica AGM   Mid to dark green leaves turning rich scarlet, orange and yellow in autumn, deciduous. Height a slow growing, dense headed tree 5 to 6 metres. Spread broadly columnar 2.5 to 3.5 metres.