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- American sweetgroom - features in the profile
- In a nutshell is the spice - profile
- The expensive North American
- An eye for detail: its external characteristics
- Foliage, flowers and fruits
- Tips
The American sweetgum inspires with its beautiful autumn color
American sweetgroom - features in the profile
Whether in parks, in public squares, in avenues, on roads or elsewhere - the American sweetgum needs a sunny location. Using the power of the sun, he trains his characteristic autumn color. But what features does he have besides?
In a nutshell is the spice - profile
The expensive North American
Both in eastern and western North America, the American sweetgum is found. It was introduced to Europe in the 17th century. In this country, he proves to be warm and sensitive to frost in his youth. The price is considered to be costly.
An eye for detail: its external characteristics
In the soil, the American sweetgum spreads its heart-root plant extensively. Out of it rise a continuous trunk above the ground, upright branches and horizontal to overhanging branches. The bark is gray and has deep furrows. As a result, the American sweetgum often looks older than he is.
Overall, it reaches a growth width of 6 to 8 m. At height, he can reach a height of up to 40 m in his home country. In this country it is rarely higher than 20 m. His growth picture is narrow and goes more with the age in the width.
Foliage, flowers and fruits
Its long-stalked leaves reach up to 20 cm in length and have a pleasantly sweet smell when rubbed between the fingers - as well as the resin that was formerly used to make chewing gum.
The flowers appear in May. The tree is monoecious and has male and female flowers. From the flowers develop in the late summer to autumn, the spherical capsule fruits. They are woody and average 2 to 3 cm in size.
Tips
If you do not look closely, you can quickly confuse the American sweetgum with the plane tree. Both are very similar in terms of their growth, their leaves and fruits. The plane tree, however, has a colorful and rather smooth bark.