Exploring
Nyssa sylvatica
Cultivars
at Urban Forest Nursery
By Jim Barborinas, Owner, Urban Forest Nursery, Inc. and
Consultant for Bartlett Tree Experts Urban Forestry Services
As a lifelong tree fanatic, I am fascinated
by tree cultivars, which provide our landscapes with
trees that have improved characteristics and that
can be mass-produced for the benefit of our urban
forests. Cultivars show favorable and predictable
overall form, aesthetic appeal, and pest toler-
ance. Through the course of serious cultivation and
selection efforts, some of these eventual cultivars
appeared to be freaks of nature—ones that turned out
to offer broader options for various planting niches. >>
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