Only a few types of trees have spherical, prickly seed pods, so here's how to identify each specific tree ... chestnut (Castanea), or sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). All are common landscape ...

Also called star-leaved gum, gumtree, and alligator-wood ... activity even as their leaves begin to drop. This iconic tree is easy to identify, in large part because of its distinctive leaves ...

You can identify cottonwoods by spotting the ... Sweetgum (Liquidambar) trees are also called star-leaved gum for their characteristic leaves and the useful sap they produce.

The full publication is available for download for $7 in the Purdue Extension Education Store. The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees. Each week, the Intro to Trees of Indiana web ...

With all this variety, it’s nice to have a few species we can identify ... the spotted gum. Their wonderfully straight, light coloured and spotted trunks are impressive whether trees are planted ...

Find more details on each below. The black tupelo tree, also known as a black gum, turns from deep green to a dark red-purple when temperatures drop. The tupelo is medium-sized and hardy ...

Sweetgum gets its name from aromatic gum that oozes from wounds to the tree. Historically, this gum has been used for tobacco flavoring, salves, adhesives, perfuming powders, soaps, chewing gum ...

The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees ... which begin to change in mid-September. Black gum is a medium-sized tree that is found on moist, well-drained soils, but also grows on ...