Top native tupelos

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 2 Wet 3

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Heat 2 Wet soil 2 Dry soil 1 Fire 1 Pollution 1 Salt 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Pyramidal 3 Open 2 Rounded 2 Spreading 2 Columnar 1 Dense 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Oval 1

Plant type

Tree 5 Perennial 2 Edible 1 Shrub 1