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The Black Gum is a small tree that commonly grows to a height of 20-50 feet with a trunk diameter of 4 feet. The bark is brownish gray, smooth or rough with deep ridges and furrows on older trees. The leaves are a shiny dark green, lighter and smoother beneath, 2-4 inches long, oval-shaped, mostly toothless, having an abruptly pointed tip. The fruit is circular and berrylike, 1/2 inch long, purplish black, and in pairs on long stalks. It becomes ripe in September. The Black Gum is found in rich swamps from Maine to Florida and west to Texas.
Information about this plant from the USDA Plants Database.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 11 Jun 2003.