The unique winter silhouette of the American sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua – at the Civic Gardens. A most uncommon tree in these parts.
© Sheila Creighton 2022
Sweetgum Ornaments
The unique winter silhouette of the American sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua – at the Civic Gardens. A most uncommon tree in these parts.
© Sheila Creighton 2022
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And the bane of lawn-mowers and barefoot children here!
Ha, like a ‘lego’ tree! I bet they hurt to step on!
Across the border, there are quite a few here. I love the multi colored bark.
Edit-I meant multi colored leaves in the fall. The sycamore has the lovely bark.
We are out of its normal range but they seem to be doing okay – not a tree I know much about so I’ll keep an eye out for their leaves in fall! What border do you mean, Lynn?
So interesting. I have a sweet gum in my backyard but I’ve never noticed the blossoms.
Yeah they look like interesting trees. Unusual for here but they seem to be thriving – assisted migration in future?
Bonus points for it’s dye and print properties!
Sounds cool – I don’t know much about them and we are a bit out of their normal range here. Will check that out. 🙂