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The sweetgum is also known as redgum, star-leaved gum, alligator-wood, and gumtree. It occurs on moist to wet, acidic soils and is commonly found in swamps and near ponds and streams. Sweetgum is second ... Sweetgum is easily recognized by its star-shaped leaves and its woody, spiny, ball-like fruit. ... Florida Forest Trees...
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Unfortunately the play yard had a sweet gum tree and the nasty little seed balls were not acceptable in that type of yard. There is a fruit inhibitor which can be sprayed on the tree in early spring just before the tree blossoms. ... For all you that don't like sweet gum trees, get some goats, mine have cleaned up every...
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Their name – sweetgum balls – sounds like a tasty dessert treat, but they present an unappetizing prospect for homeowners. The spiky balls that fall from sweetgum trees can be a source of extreme annoyance, ... He said the sweet gum tree is an unusual breed in that the buds develop in 2-3 waves, so that an application...
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Original-growth trees, The fruit is a narrow light brown, ... THE sweet gum is a large valuable forest tree. It occurs on hammocks, rich river bottoms, and in swamps subject to overflow, as well as on drier lands as far south as Cape Canaveral and Tampa Bay. It is usually abundant in second growth on old fields and in cut...
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The present invention relates generally to the field of arboriculture, and more particularly to a method of eliminating unwanted seed and fruit debris from sweet gum trees.
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Sweet Gum Tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) ... The sweet gum tree can easily be recognized by its leaves (up to seven inches across) which have either five or seven, pointed lobes with fine-toothed edges. ... Found in the southern states (south of Connecticut on the coast), the tree's gum, which was scraped off after removing...
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LOCALLY:There are many sweet gum trees in Riverside Park. There are two sweet gum trees just outside the fence on the northern border of the ball field at the Boat Basin. In December, when all the leaves have fallen, if you look up into the trees you see hundreds of spiny seedballs hanging from their pendant-like stems.
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Comments: Sweet Gum is rarely attacked by pests, and it tolerates wetness and most moist soils. The hard, spiny fruit may be a maintenance problem. The star-shaped leaves turn bright red in autumn. The corky growths on young twigs are sometimes mistaken for a disease or other problem by homeowners.
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Liquidambar styraciflua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sweetgum tree grows widely throughout the country and is known for its mace-like green fruit, which are sometimes called gumballs. Now, this spiny fruit may become an important source of a ... The sweetgum tree grows widely throughout the country and is known for its mace-like green fruit, which are sometimes...
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