Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styracifula (Hamamelidaceae)

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Form: Deciduous tree, up to 150 feet.

Origins: Native

Identifying Features: Leaves long petioled and star-shaped with 5 or 7 long-pointed, finely sawtoothed lobes. Leaves also have 5 main veins from the base. Bark is gray with narrow scaly ridges.

Trivial Facts: The Sweetgum received its name because the cut bark releases a sweet, fragrant liquid used in some perfumes.