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There are so many great uses for the Sweetgum Balls! You can make all kinds of things like crafts, tea, and Tamiflu! Learn about the many ways to use these s...
23 gru 2021 · All you need to know about growing a sweet gum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, including site, ultimate size and care. Advice from Gardeners' World Magazine.
21 kwi 2024 · I cannot tell you how many times I've nearly fallen from stepping on sweet gumballs. Although the three mature sweetgum trees in my front yard are sometimes frustrating, I have found several ways to use the spiky gumballs in my flower and vegetable gardens, including as mulch and enjoying an endless fire-starter supply.
sweet gum 'Gum Ball'. A compact, rounded tree, often grown as a standard pom pom tree. Leaves are alternate, maple-like and dense and take on brilliant and long-lasting autumn colour. Flowers and fruits are inconspicuous, although fruits are a decorative spiky woody capsule.
18 lut 2024 · Plant sweet gum in full sun to partial shade in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9. It grows best in neutral to acidic soil that is moist but well-draining. Choose an uncrowded space; these trees need a large area for root development.
6 mar 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.
These spiky little sweet gum tree balls are full of nutrients making them a great food for chipmunks, birds, and squirrels. In spring, the sweetgum also provides a source of nectar for the ruby-throated hummingbird and other nectar feeders.
