LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA

Liquidambar styraciflua
American Sweet Gum
»  Moderately hard wood
»  Used in perfumes, medicine, and chewing gum!
»  Attracts birds
American Beauties Native Plants
Category:Tree
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:5-9
Height:60-80 ft
Spread:40-60 ft
A large pyramidal, open crowned, low maintenance, deciduous tree with glossy, gold, yellow, and orange leaves. Produces inconspicuous yellow-green flowers that appear in April and May. Female flowers yield hard fruit that appear August through September, known as gum balls.