How to Grow and Care for Sweetgum Trees - The Spruce
WEBMar 6, 2023 · How to Grow and Care for Sweetgum Trees. Plus what to do with the sweetgum balls that fall everywhere. The American sweetgum is a tall, deciduous tree with glossy green leaves in summer, best grown for its fall foliage; often, multiple colors (red, orange, yellow, purplish) will be found on the same plant in autumn.
Liquidambar styraciflua - Wikipedia
WEBSweetgum is one of the main valuable forest trees in the southeastern United States, and is a popular ornamental tree in temperate climates. It is recognizable by the combination of its five-pointed star-shaped leaves (similar to maple leaves) and its hard, spiked fruits.
Sweetgum Trees (Gumball Tree): Types, Leaves - Leafy Place
WEBMay 20, 2021 · Sweetgum trees (botanical name Liquidambar) are a species of large deciduous flowering trees with large lobed leaves, small globular flowers, and seed-containing spiky gumballs. Sweetgum trees are identified by their colorful lobed leaves that can be orange, red, yellow, or purple colors in the fall.
The Notorious Sweet Gum Tree - Arbor Masters
WEBCharacterized by a straight trunk and round and spreading shape, the sweet gum tree is an impressive tree that can grow up to 90 feet tall. In April and May, vibrant yellow-green flowers emerge, forming colorful clusters.
How to Plant and Grow a Sweet Gum Tree - Better Homes & Gardens
WEBFeb 18, 2024 · Sweet gum trees (Liquidambar styraciflua), also called sweetgum trees, are known for their distinctive, five-pointed glossy green leaves that turn yellow, gold, red, pink, and purple in fall, as well as the large number of …
Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweet Gum, Redgum, Red Sweet Gum …
WEBAmerican sweetgum is a woody, deciduous tree frequently found in wet river bottoms, in swamps that frequently flood, and on drier uplands (except the high mountains) throughout North Carolina. It is native to the eastern United States and Mexico and is a member of the sweetgum family (Altingiaceae).
Identifying the Sweetgum Tree - Treehugger
WEBJul 8, 2022 · Sweetgum trees are found in parts of Asia and in the Americas. You'll find this hardwood in a variety of environments, but it thrives in the moist soils of lower lands and...
Liquidambar - Wikipedia
WEBLiquidambar, commonly called sweetgum[2] (star gum in the UK), [3] gum, [2] redgum, [2] satin-walnut, [2] or American storax, [2] is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. [1] . They were formerly often treated in Hamamelidaceae.
Liquidambar styraciflua - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBLiquidambar styraciflua, commonly called sweet gum, is a low-maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native from Connecticut to Florida and Missouri further south to Texas, Mexico and Central America.
How to Grow a Sweet Gum Tree - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
WEBDec 23, 2021 · The sweet gum tree, also known as American red gum, is a beautiful tree with maple-like leaves that turn spectacular shades of purple, crimson, orange and yellow in autumn. It produces small, insignificant green flowers in …