Common Name - Sweet Gum

Scientific Name - Liguidambar styraciflua

Description:  deciduous;  alternate;  star-shaped, with 5 to 7 pointed lobes;  finely toothed margins;  resinous;  shiny dark green above, paler below;  base notched;  turning reddish in fall.
The Sweet Gum Tree Leaf

Description:
simple, deciduous;  alternate;  star-shaped, with 5 to 7 pointed lobes;  finely toothed margins;  resinous;  shiny dark green above, paler below;  base notched;  turning reddish in fall.

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