TUPELO
Tupelo
The tupelo, black gum, or pepperidge tree, genus Nyssa, is a small genus of about 9 to 11 species of trees with alternate, simple leaves. It is usually included in the subfamily Nyssoideae of the dogwood family, Cornaceae, but is placed by some authorities in the family Nyssaceae.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Tupelo
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