I got this Sweetgum at my sisters home where there was 13 or more growing in her flower bed from the seed that fell from an 80 years or older tree.Happy Day !! there about 2-4 year seedlings.has anyone had any experience with this type of tree?was thinking on trying to make a group plantingView attachment 18899View attachment 18900
after doing a little more research you are correct mine is an Oriental sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis) .... thanks actually wasn't aware of the differences...That looks like the Chinese (Oriental) sweetgum, not the American tree.
I've tried, Lord knows I've tried... Collecting them has never worked out for me. The tap root is relentless and long and I can never get viable roots close enough to the trunk to make a go of things. There are some good ones out in the woods though. My teacher, Rodney Clemons, has a nice American Sweetgum with reduced leaves and short internodes called The Mermaid... FWIW
I got this Sweetgum at my sisters home where there was 13 or more growing in her flower bed from the seed that fell from an 80 years or older tree.Happy Day !! there about 2-4 year seedlings.has anyone had any experience with this type of tree?was thinking on trying to make a group plantingView attachment 18899View attachment 18900