. Common forest trees of North Carolina : how to know them; a pocket manual. Trees -- North Carolina; Trees. ^^-^^^ -^^^ ^> -^^<^^ SWEET GUM (Red Gum) (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) THE sweet gum is a large valuable forest tree. It occurs on rich river bottoms and in swamps sub- ject to frequent overflow, as well as on drier uplands throughout the lower and middle parts of the State. It is usually abundant in second growth on old fields and in cut-over woods. The bark is a light gray, roughened by corky scales, later becoming deeply furrowed. After the second year the twigs often develop 2
. Common forest trees of North Carolina : how to know them; a pocket manual. Trees -- North Carolina; Trees. ^^-^^^ -^^^ ^> -^^<^^ SWEET GUM (Red Gum) (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) THE sweet gum is a large valuable forest tree. It occurs on rich river bottoms and in swamps sub- ject to frequent overflow, as well as on drier uplands throughout the lower and middle parts of the State. It is usually abundant in second growth on old fields and in cut-over woods. The bark is a light gray, roughened by corky scales, later becoming deeply furrowed. After the second year the twigs often develop 2 to 4 corky pro- jections of the bark, which give them a winged a p - pearance. The simple, al t er n ate star - shaped leaf, with its 5 to 7 points or lobes, is 5 to 7 inches across and very a r o- matic. In the fall its coloring i s brilliant, ranging from red to a deep. SWEET GUM Leaf, one-third natural size. Twig, two-thirds natural size. pale yellow through orange and bronze. The flowers are of two kinds on the same tree, unfolding with the leaves. The fruit at first glance reminds one of the balls of the sycamore, but on closer inspection proves to be a head. It meas- ures an inch or more in diameter and is made up of many capsules with projecting spines. It fre- quently hangs on the tree by its long swinging stem late into the winter. The wood is heavy, moderately hard, close- grained, and not durable on exposure. The reddish brown heartwood, which suggests the name red gum, is not present to any appreciable extent in logs under 16 inches in diameter. The wood is exten- sively used for flooring, interior finish, paper pulp and veneers for baskets of all kinds. Veneers of the heartwood are largely used in furniture, some- times as imitation mahogany or Circassian walnut. This tree should be more widely planted for orna- mental use. 57. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration an
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