In Traditional Chinese medicine, lu lu tong, or "all roads open," is the hard, spiky fruit of native sweetgum species. It first appeared in Chinese medical literature in Omissions from the Materia Medica, by …

American sweetgum is a woody, deciduous tree frequently found in wet river bottoms, in swamps that frequently flood, and on drier uplands (except the high mountains) throughout North Carolina. It is …

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a striking deciduous tree prized for its star-shaped leaves, brilliant fall color, and unique spiky fruits. A native of the eastern United States, it thrives across a wide range …

There isn’t much more to say, except that liquidambar is an amazing tree in fall with its unique purple tones that will inflame your garden. Native to North America, it is also known as the American storax …

When the bark of sweetgum trees is peeled or injured a brownish yellow sap collects, this hardens into a gum or resin-like solid. In the pharmaeutical trade material is known as liquid-amber, or copalm balm, …

Liquidambar styraciflua, commonly called sweet gum, is a low-maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native from Connecticut to Florida and Missouri further south to Texas, Mexico and Central America.

Originally understood as a genus of four temperate species within the family Hamamelidaceae, Liquidambar is now widely recognised as comprising a larger group of trees in their own distinct …