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![]() Sweetgum Photo by Steve Nix Suggested ReadingSweetgumTree in the Witch Hazel Family - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae - Watson/Dallwitz
Description of Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua Leaves: alternate, simple, palmately lobed. Fruit: a capsule. ash | beech | basswood | birch | black cherry | black walnut/butternut | cottonwood | elm | hackberry | hickory | holly | locust | magnolia | maple | oak | poplar | red alder | royal paulownia | sassafras | sweetgum | sycamore | tupelo | willow | yellow-poplarSuggested Reading |
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