Sweetgum; Redgum; Sapgum Scientific Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Description: Large aromatic tree with straight trunk and conical crown that becomes round and spreading. Height: 60-100'. Diameter: 1.5-3'
Habitat: Moist soils of valleys and lower slopes; in mixed woodlands. Often a pioneer after logging, clearing, and in old fields.
Range: Extreme SW. Connecticut south to central Florida, west to E. Texas, and north to S. Illinois; also a variety in E. Mexico.
Type: Tree Source:National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region
Photograph: Chris Evans, University of Georgia from www.forestryimages.org. |
