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sweetgum

Plant

  • Large tree
  • Deciduous

Twig

  • Alternate leaf arrangement

Bark

  • Deeply furrowed
  • Gray-brown

Leaf

  • Large, up to 7" long
  • Alternate, simple
  • 5-7 deep, pointed lobes
  • Sparsely toothed edges

Flower

  • Small, but in tight, globe-shaped clusters
  • Green, not showy

Fruit

  • 1-1½" long
  • Spiked and globe-shaped
  • Brown when mature