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It is a tree called the shea tree in africia that has fruit growing on it
there us no fruit in a sweet gum i would know i live on a street with dozens o them Actually, the spiky things that fall off the tree are called fruit. None of the tree is poisonous, but just annoying.
Because its roots are bitter but its fruit is sweet
An alligator apple is a tropical fruit tree, Latin name Annona glabra, found growing in swamps, or the fruit of the tree.
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Apples are very nutritious.An apple is a tree growing round fruit with a thin skin that is generally red, green, or pink. The flesh of an apple is crisp when ripe and can be sweet or tart, depending on the type of apple.
It will take you 7 to 10 years to have a tree that is producing fruit if growing a cherry tree from seed.
pear tree - a pair of shoes fir tree - the fur of an animal
If it is from a tree it could be a Sweet Gum Ball (the fruit of a sweet gum tree, not edible). I've heard a few people call it a spiny ball or spikey ball. It might also be a chestnut tree burr, a buckeye fruit husk or from similar nut trees.
Wait until it fruits - surely you will know then by the type of fruit you see growing on it!
It really depends.
pull the roots out.
keep putting fertilizer