Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Tupelo Back To List Description: A shapely tree of broadly conical outline, with simple, ovate or elliptic leaves turning brilliant scarlet, orange and yellow in autumn. History: Named from the well-known tree at RHS Garden Wisley. Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Nyssa Growing Tips: Best grown in moist, humus-rich, fertile soils with shelter from cold, dry winds. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 4m x 2m Attributes Tree shape: Conical Deciduous Leaf colour: Green Growth rate: SlowS Size: Small Award-winning Replacement prune Autumn colour Fruit for wildlife Relatively trouble-free Prefers acid soil Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Nyssa sinensis ‘Inferno’ Tupelo Glossy new growth emerges red, becoming deep green, then bright red and orange in the autumn. Full Details Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo A handsome tree with rich scarlet, orange and yellow colours in autumn. Height after 10 years up to 6m. Full Details Nyssa sylvatica ‘Sheffield Park’ Tupelo Conical, slow growing tree. Oval, green foliage turns orange-red autumn colours, earlier than other Nyssa. Full Details Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’ Tupelo Conical tree with narrow oval leaves, dark green in summer, red in spring and orange, red and purple in autumn. Full Details
Nyssa sinensis ‘Inferno’ Tupelo Glossy new growth emerges red, becoming deep green, then bright red and orange in the autumn. Full Details
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo A handsome tree with rich scarlet, orange and yellow colours in autumn. Height after 10 years up to 6m. Full Details
Nyssa sylvatica ‘Sheffield Park’ Tupelo Conical, slow growing tree. Oval, green foliage turns orange-red autumn colours, earlier than other Nyssa. Full Details
Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’ Tupelo Conical tree with narrow oval leaves, dark green in summer, red in spring and orange, red and purple in autumn. Full Details