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Trees of Reed: American Sweetgum
... Reed: American Sweetgum American Sweetgum Scientific Name: Liquidambar styraciflua Family: Hamamelidaceae This deciduous tree is distinguished by its prickly seed balls and beautiful fall colors. The Sweetgum got its name because the cut bark exudes a sweet, fragrant liquid used to make perfumes. It often is mistaken for a maple because the leaves are similar. The Sweetgum leaves ...
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Identify a Tree | Tree Anatomy Physiology | Type of Tree
... tree's anatomy and physiology you can identify a tree by collecting leaves, cones, flowers, bark and fruit. Subtopics Tree and Forest Celebration Tree ... Individual Poplar Species - Populus Royal PaulowniaRoyal Paulownia SassafrasDescription of Sassafras SweetgumDescription of Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua The SycamoreDescription of Sycamore The GumsThe Gums Yellow PoplarDescription of ...
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Sweetgum
... Sweetgum From Steve Nix, Your Guide to Forestry. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Tree in the Witch Hazel Family - Hamamelidaceae Hamamelidaceae - Watson/Dallwitz Description of Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Leaves ... | locust | magnolia | maple | oak | poplar | red alder | royal paulownia | sassafras | sweetgum | sycamore | tupelo | willow | yellow-poplar ...
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Native Plants of Ohio, Bulletin 865, Large Trees (50 - 100' or more)
... margins, moist bottomlands, acidic soils rocky areas, dry, limestone soils Features Deep glossy leaves; smooth grey bark, shallow root system. Prefers acidic soils. *(w) *(bd) Sensitive to ... , red, violet Scientific Name Liquidambar styraciflua Liriodendron tulipifera Magnolia acuminata Morus rubra Common Name sweetgum tuliptree cucumbertree magnolia red mulberry Height 60-75' 70-90' 50-80' 40-70 ...
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Deciduous Trees and Shrubs With All-Season Interest, HYG-1143-96
... White flowers appear in April and May before the leaves. Dark green leaves turn yellow and fall very early in autumn. Dry ... bark is interesting during winter. Requires acid soil. Liquidambar styraciflua--sweetgum, 60 to 75 feet in height with a spread of ... red color as well. Of the forms with highly dissected leaves, ' Crimson Queen,' ' Ever Red,' ' Garnet,' ' Red Select,' ' Shidare,' and ' Tamukeyama' ...
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Liquidambar styraciflua, sweetgum
... Liquidambar styraciflua, sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. Family: Hamamelidaceae Common name: sweet gum Tree to 30 m (100 ft) ... furrowed into narrow scaly ridges. Twigs thick, green when young and turning gray, often winged. Leaves alternate, long-petioled, almost star-shaped, 8-15 cm (3-6 in) long and wide ...
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Sweetgum
... Sweetgum Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua General Information: Sweetgum grows naturally in a narrow pyramid. It has glossy, star-shaped leaves which turn bright red, purple, yellow or orange in the fall/ ... root room. Pests and diseases: Bagworm, fall webworm, leaf miner, cottony-cushion scale, sweetgum scale, walnut scale, and tent caterpillars. Diseases include canker and leaf spots. Bibliography: ...
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Sweetgum
... Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, Alligatorwood A stand of sweetgum in central New Jersey. Sweetgum is one of the more common trees on the eastern coastal plain, although it goes ... spiky ball know as a sweetgum ball. The flowers are wind pollinated, and the male flowers look sort of like 2 inch tall Christmas trees. Description leaves 3-6 inches, serrated, 5 ...
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Sweetgum
... Sweetgum Leaf Characteristics broad, flat simple palmately lobed notches between lobes ... capsule) tightly packed seeds seeds in capsules, packed in burlike balls Sweetgum (American Sweetgum) Liquidambar styraciflua This is a large tree of Ohio's forests. The ... 107 feet tall and 5.5 feet in diameter. The distinctively lobed leaves are star-shaped. The fruit also is distinctive. Each of the round seed ...
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Sweetgum
... . Sweetgum is a favorite landscape tree due to its Twigs and leaves beautiful, glossy leaves, brilliant fall color, and because it makes a good shade tree. Sweetgum is easily recognized by its star-shaped leaves ... /Form: Sweetgum is a large tree that reaches 80' to 150' in height. It is characterized as having a buttressed base with a pyramidal or oval-shaped crown. Leaves: The deciduous leaves are ...
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