Common Name: Sweet Gum
Scientific Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Location: Church Place Park
Size: Sapling

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Native to: Eastern U.S.
This tree typically grows to: 60-80 feet tall and 40-60 feet wide
This tree prefers these conditions: Medium soil; full sun.
Special about this tree:
- Spectacular fall color, often yellow, peach, orange, burgundy and red all on one tree.
- Glossy dark green leaves in summer. When crushed, they smell like resin.
- Female trees produce 1.5-inch round, prickly gum balls, which are no fun to step on, so these trees are best planted away from sidewalks. (Fruitless cultivars are available.)
- Mainly resistant to deer.
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