Nyssa sinensis

Nyssa sinensis (Chinese tupelo) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae (or Nyssaceae), native to China and Vietnam.^[1] Growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall and wide, it is a broadly conical deciduous tree, with oval leaves 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, which turn brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn.^[2][3]

Nyssa sinensis
N. sinensis saplings, Kunming Botanical Garden, China
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Nyssaceae
Genus:	Nyssa
Species:	N. sinensis
Binomial name
Nyssa sinensis Oliv.

Nyssa sinensis is known in cultivation as a more compact version of its relative Nyssa sylvatica (the black tupelo). Both plants, originating from swamps and wetlands, require moist conditions.^[4]

The cultivar 'Jim Russell' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5][6]