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Sweet Gum: The Beautiful Yet Controversial Tree

1d ago 20:42

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Lou Meyer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region talks all about the sweet gum tree, including its biology, unique features and pros and cons.

In this episode we cover:

Sweet gum's spiky seeds (1:35)
Why are they called "sweet gum?" (4:12)
How large do they get? (6:00)
Sweet gums aren't planted much (7:03)
What to do about your sweet gum's surface roots (9:07)
Where do they grow? (10:52)
Are the black gum and sweet gum related? (11:39)
Sweet gum identifying features (12:42)
Crafts with sweet gum seeds (14:54)
Fruit regulators (16:00)
Do sweet gums belong in the forest? (18:15)

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