sweetgum trees die from the top down..
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When a sweetgum tree is cut a sweet sap is released from the tree. When early Spanish settlers noticed this sweet amber sap, they began calling this tree the sweetgum tree.
An American sweetgum is a deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Latin name Liquidambar styracflua.
Sounds like a Horse Chestnut.
Sweetgum seeds are eaten by many songbirds, chipmunks, and squirrels. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds visit Sweetgum flowers for nectar. Sweetgum saplings are eaten by deer, rabbits, mice, and beavers.
A tree with round spiky balls might be a Sweetgum tree. See the Related Link below for a picture of the Sweetgum tree.
Mr.Radley patched it up because he claims the tree was dying
The leaf mosaic of the sweetgum tree (liquidambar styraciflua) is alternate.
Tommy plants a tree seed pod at the foot of Izzi's grave. The seed pod is from a Sweetgum tree, though the pod seems to have lost all of its seeds.
The Sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, is a rapid growing shade tree usually grown for its excellent fall color. It has an upright pyramidal growth habit in its youth and then becomes spreading, irregular and open as it ages. The star shaped lustrous dark green foliage turns a spectacular fall color, often a combination of green, yellow, orange, red and purple foliage, but sometimes solid crimson, burgundy or scarlet. The Sweetgum tree usually does not flower or fruit for the first 15 to 20 years. It prefers full sun and can grow to 60 feet high and 40 feet wide. The Sweetgum tree has landscape value as a shade, specimen or focal point tree. Sweetgum trees are an excellent lawn, park, or street tree. Birds like the seeds it produces. The bark has a corky appearance. It has spectac The Sweetgum tree, Liquidambarstyraciflua, is a rapid growing shade tree usually grown for its excellent fall color. It has an upright pyramidal growth habit in its youth and then becomes spreading, irregular and open as it ages. The star shaped lustrous dark green foliage turns a spectacular fall color, often a combination of green, yellow, orange, red and purple foliage, but sometimes solid crimson, burgundy or scarlet. The Sweetgum tree usually does not flower or fruit for the first 15 to 20 years. It prefers full sun and can grow to 60 feet high and 40 feet wide. The Sweetgumtree has landscape value as a shade, specimen or focal point tree. Sweetgum trees are an excellent lawn, park, or street tree. Birds like the seeds it produces. The bark has a corkyappearance. It has spectacular colors, is fast growing, and has great shade.ular colors, is fast growing, and has great shade.
Liquidambar styraciflua
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