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Sweet gum shrub. Perhaps it is time for some rehabilitation. Several species are grown as ornamental trees for their showy fall foliage. Sweet gums are native to north america and asia and are valued as a source of resin and timber. Sweet gum sweet gum genus liquidambar sometimes spelled sweetgum genus of 15 species of deciduous trees the only genus of the family altingiaceae. A sweet gum is a deciduous tree in the witch hazel family that ranges in height from 60 to 100 feet and has a narrow oval canopy. The sweet gum tree is the sand spur of the forest. Sweet gum is known for its unique star shaped leaves with outstanding yellow red and purple fall color.

American sweetgum liquidambar styraciflua also known as american storax hazel pine bilsted redgum satin walnut star leaved gum alligatorwood or simply sweetgum is a deciduous tree in the genus liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern north america and tropical montane regions of mexico and central america. The vicious seed pods have impaled many a forager and has done much to ruin the sweet gum s reputation. The liquidambar styraciflua growth rate is moderate to rapid. 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. You painfully find them with your feet.