Nyssa sinensis
Nyssa sinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to China and Vietnam. Growing to tall and wide, it is a broadly conical deciduous tree, with oval leaves long, which turn brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn.
Nyssa sinensis is known in cultivation as a more compact version of its relative Nyssa sylvatica. Both plants, originating from swamps and wetlands, require moist conditions.
The cultivar ‘Jim Russell’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
