Common Name - Sweet Gum

Scientific Name - Liguidambar styraciflua

Description:  grayish brown;  ridged and furrowed;  older branches can have corky ridges.
The Sweet Gum Tree Bark

Description:
grayish brown;  ridged and furrowed;  older branches can have corky ridges.

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