[1001] Sweet Gum Shrub Liste

The sweet gum tree is the sand spur of the forest.

[99] Sweet Gum Shrub Herunterladen. It can be an excellent shade tree in the right location away from foot traffic where the spiky gumball fruits will not be an annoyance. The liquidambar styraciflua growth rate is moderate to rapid. American sweetgum liquidambar styraciflua also known as american storax hazel pine bilsted redgum satin walnut star leaved gum alligatorwood or simply sweetgum is a deciduous tree in the genus liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern north america and tropical montane regions of mexico and central america.

See more ideas about sweet gum plants and plant leaves. A sweet gum is a deciduous tree in the witch hazel family that ranges in height from 60 to 100 feet and has a narrow oval canopy. Sweet gums are native to north america and asia and are valued as a source of resin and timber.

You painfully find them with your feet. Sweet gum is known for its unique star shaped leaves with outstanding yellow red and purple fall color. The vicious seed pods have impaled many a forager and has done much to ruin the sweet gum s reputation.

Sweet gum sweet gum genus liquidambar sometimes spelled sweetgum genus of 15 species of deciduous trees the only genus of the family altingiaceae. If an appropriate space is available check out the cold hardy cultivar moraine which is recommended for northern illinois. Several species are grown as ornamental trees for their showy fall foliage.