Sweetgum

This tree’s star shaped leaves provide great fall color. Its fruit is the “gum balls” which can hang on all winter.

Name	Sweetgum
Latin Name	Liquidambar styraciflua
Type	Native Cultivar, Shade
Diameter	25″ dbh
Color of Leaf	Dark green-glossy, brilliant red & yellow fall color
Shape of Leaf	Star shaped
Color of Flower	Greenish yellow
Shape of Flower	Upright stalk with several tight rounded clusters
Shape of Bark	Gray, slightly furrowed