Sour Gum/Black Gum yellow bottle brush-like flower spikes arch

bottle brush-like flower spikes arch outward from the clump in late summer like water spraying from a fountain (hence the common name)

This showy plant can be used as an accent or in mass plantings

full-sized

and a reblooming habit brings them on again later in the season

You want it to shield a view or cover an eyesore fast

Sour Gum/Black Gum yellow bottle brush-like flower spikes archThis species is very popular as an ornamental because of the straight, single trunk, horizontal branches, glossy foliage, handsome alligator hide bark, and red fall color. Use for specimen trees, street trees, reforestation, pollinator gardens, songbird wildlife gardens, erosion control. Tolerates soil compaction but not pollution. Some black spot may occur on leaves, but this usually does little to affect the ornamental value. Prune in fall if