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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