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20 maj 2021 · Sweetgum Tree Identification. Sweetgum tree identification is by its bark, leaves, and fruit. To identify sweet gum trees, look for large star-shaped lobed green leaves that turn spectacular autumn red, yellow, and orange colors. Sweetgum tree bark looks light gray with vertical fissured ridges.
Sweet-gum is known for its unique star-shaped leaves with outstanding yellow, red, and purple fall color. 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.
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.
6 mar 2023 · 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. They are easily recognizable for their fruits that look like spikey gumballs, which is why it's called a "gum tree."
15 gru 2022 · Sweetgum trees (botanical name Liquidambar) are a big deciduous flowering tree with huge lobed leaves, tiny globular flowers, and seed-containing spiky gumballs. In the autumn, the colorful lobed leaves of sweetgum trees may be orange, red, yellow, or purple.
American sweetgum grows in full sun to partial shade in neutral to acidic soil that is moist yet well-drained. It is resistant to fire, heat, drought, soil compaction, deer and rabbits. It may grow 60 to 100 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 4 feet or more.
As temperatures fall in autumn, its large, lobed, maple-like leaves turn from green to glowing shades of orange, red, yellow, or purple. The species is a tall-growing deciduous tree that needs plenty of space to grow – ultimate height ranges from 10m to more than 20m, with trees taking around 15-20 years to mature.
