SWEET GUMBY:SENAYET ALLENGRACIA BAIFEMBI

LEAVES

STAR SHAPED RIGID EDGES LEAFSTALKS OR STEMS 3-6 IN. MATURED GREEN COLORED SHINY DARK GREEN ABOVE PALER BELOW. ALTERNATELY ARRANGED

BARK

THE BARK IS GRAY AND SEPARATED BY NARROW SCALY RIDGES.

WHEN YOUNG THE BARK IS SMOOTH AND JUST BEGINNING TO GET ROUGH EDGES

SWEET GUM WOOD IS USED FOR MANY FURNITURE GOODS

GUM BALL FRUIT “THINGYS”

•LIGHTER COLORED GREEN•SPRING AND SUMMER

•BROWN•CURLED UP •FALL AND WINTER

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THE SWEET GUM FRAGRANCE IS USED IN MANY PERFUMES AND MEDICINES

THE TREE ATTRACTS WILDLIFE: BLUEJAYS, CARDINALS, SQUIRRELS, AND CHIPMUNKS

THE RESIN(tree sap) IN THE TREE IS PUT IN ACTUAL CHEWING GUM AND MEDICINES

SWEET GUM TREE!!!

PIONEERS ONCE SCRAPED THE INSIDE OF THE BARK AND CHEWED IT AS CHEWING GUM.LEAVES GROW IN CLUSTERSIt CAN GROW TO 100 FT. TALL

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