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</html>";s:4:"text";s:23883:"<a href="http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/liqstya.pdf">Liquidambar styraciflua</a> <a href="http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/TreeDetails/?id=56">Texas A&M Forest Service - Trees of Texas - List of Trees</a> The sticky or gummy sap of sweet gums serves a purpose for the tree. <a href="https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood-archives/wood-products-magazine/sweetgum_127692923.html">Woodworking Network</a> <a href="https://firewoodresource.com/firewood-btu-ratings/">Firewood BTU Ratings Chart Best Firewood Heat Energy Content</a> We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues. On drying the boards, I'm guessing they may try to do a corkscrew. It is wood and you have it on hand. Is sweet gum tree good for firewood? The wood is heavy, strong and even grained; used for flooring, veneer and cabinets. Sweetgum is native throughout Kentucky, except the Bluegrass. Does Sweet Gum really have value? Three- to five-lobed leaves are 34 inches across, violet-red when expanding, deep green at maturity. … The Sweet Gum Ball Tree is also a very popular timber wood. Cut 3 foot pieces of 1/4 angle iron, drill holes at the ends. In the old days, youngsters throughout the rural South went to the woods, not the grocery store, for their chewing gum. Use long pieces of … In China, the spiky fruit of the sweet gum tree has been used in herbal medicines as a cure for indigestion and anemia. Perhaps it is time for some rehabilitation. The American sweet gum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, grows in eastern woodlands from southern Connecticut to northern Illinois to Texas to central Florida. It hails from the Altingiaceae family tree, belonging to the Saxifragales order. The wide sapwood is yellow white to light pink and is vulnerable to blue stain. They see only the pale … This is pretty impressive for firewood. The leaf will have a saw-tooth or serrated edge. Fall color ranges from red in northern part of range to yellow-beige farther south. That interlocking grain, Capt. Leaves are aromatic when crushed and turn brilliant colors of yellow, orange, red, and purple in the fall. We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues. Actual prices may vary. “A sweet gum tree is the chameleon of wood, it’s corky exterior hiding it’s inner ability to imitate anything from cherry to mahogany. Sweet gum wood is commercially used for electronic cabinetry, furniture, doors, millwork and paneling. It is also used to make baskets, railroad ties, crates and pallets. Sweet gum wood is also used to make plywood, veneer and upholstered furniture frames. Red gum can appear to look like cherry but without the luster. Both common and native in Delaware, sweetgum prefers wetter sites but will grow on many soils. Sweet-gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Innovation and commitment in the name of excellence. Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment. Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment. (714) $24.00 FREE shipping. Air and water easily pass through their hollow structure, and their spikey surface can even help deter slugs and other animals. Sweetgum. Sweet gum wood is also used to make plywood, veneer and upholstered furniture frames. Sweet gum wood is valued for its attractive, interlocked grain. It grows fast for a rapid harvest, yielding lumber and veneer for furniture-making. “A sweet gum tree is the chameleon of wood, it’s corky exterior hiding it’s inner ability to imitate anything from cherry to mahogany. Sweetgums are ornamental deciduous trees that are native to North America, Asia, and the Mediterranean. This will give you the fair market value of the timber youre looking for. Stack the boards with spacers in a 2 1/2 foot wide pile. The gum from these trees has been used as chewing gum and even employed to concoct medicines and salves to cure a variety of ailments, treat wounds and … It can be found in the eastern parts of North America and tropical parts of Mexico and Central America. Fall color can range from yellow to maroon to purple—all on one tree. Phonetic Spelling lih-kwid-AM-bar sty-rak-ee-FLOO-uh Description. WOOD Magazine Staff April 24, 2017. 323_1_1.gif. Most of these trees are rapid growers, reaching heights of about 30 to 180 feet (9-55 m.) or more, depending on the variety, with approximately 60 percent of their growth established within the first ten years. However, with its interlocked grain, it tends to warp severely. Introduction: Sweetgum is an excellent urban tree provided it has a large area for root development. Easily identified by its five-pointed, star-shaped leaves and its spiny “monkey balls,” it is commonly planted in urban areas although its roots require a large area. It can be especially resistant to attack by insects, which makes them very helpful trees in reforestation projects and reclamations of former mineral mines. valuable, forest tree frequently found in wet river bottoms, in swamps that frequently flood, and on drier uplands (except the high mountains) throughout North Carolina. Sweet gum seeds are eaten by many species of birds, including goldfinch, purple finch, sparrows, mourning doves, wild turkey, northern bobwhite, and wood duck, as well as by squirrels and chipmunks. Planting sweetgum. The tradeoff for these perks is a source of aggravation for some gardeners: round, spiny fruits, or balls, that litter the ground, making a simple walk across the yard a precarious one. The Kentucky champion tree is in Henderson County and is over 70 feet tall. Most of the commercially available wood from the sweet gum tree is sapwood. Simple, alternate, star-shaped, 4" to 7" long and wide, with 5 to 7 pointed lobes and a finely-toothed leaf margin. Calculating the value of trees growing in a wood lot is fairly straightforward. It would appear much like soft maple but without the white wood. The hybrid sweetgum trees have enormous potential for the production of bioenergy and paper, said Scott Merkle, a professor in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. But it's real value, one unrealized by most people, is it's deep red heart, steady and strong.' In order to get a fair market value for the trees you can contact a professional forestry consultant. African Black Ebony is the most valuable wood in the world. Liquidambar styraciflua. Its resin, for which the genus is named, is valuable in incense production and for various medicinal purposes. Red Cap Gum Tree, red helmet gum. Most people view sweet gum wood as a luxury that should be used for lumber and furniture production. In the past, Sweetgums had commercial value in the making of soaps, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals. Fall color can range from yellow to maroon to purple—all on one tree. Oak and Hickory are better than the sweet gum wood to make fire. American sweet gum balls can be burnt down to ash and made into a healing salve by mixing the ash with grease. With a slow decomposition rate, sweet gum balls provide long-lasting ground cover, blocking out sun and preventing weed germination. Add to Favorites. It also has a low value, making it an economical choice. Along the rivers of the south-eastern United States, Sweet gums exceed 125 ft. in height and 4 ft. in diameter. Easily identified by its five-pointed, star-shaped leaves and its spiny “monkey balls,” it is commonly planted in urban areas although its roots require a large area. Just more exercise reloading the stove. Sweetgum is used in the pulp and paper industry and as a source of veneer and lumber. Similarly, can you eat sweet gum tree balls? Avoid polluted sites. Sweet Gum trees have a star-shaped leaf with five points. Free-form outline; sometimes pyramidal, especially when young. $35.00. The young buds are actually tasty, raw nibble. We recently had a sweet gum tree cut down in our backyard, and my husband saved the wood to burn outdoors in our firepit and chiminea. The wood has no resistance to decay, and the sapwood is easily discolored by blue stain fungi. It’s considered a valuable tree used for lumber and furniture production, as well as for ornamental purposes. The sweet gum tree was to pioneer youth the rustic equivalent of a gum-ball machine. Blue Gum Tree, common eucalyptus tree. Sawing and Drying Sweet Gum Sweet Gum is a troublesome wood to work with because of its tendency to twist and move, but the effort can be worth it for some uses. Cut the segments of wood to half their normal length and split it green if the wood is still moist and gum is worth the trouble. Difference Between Sweetgum Wood and Blackgum Firewood. Note that the size of sweetgum trees is very variable, and ranges from 25 to 115 feet (8 to 35 m) depending on the variety and the growing conditions. Hardwood Sawtimber. Liquidambar styraciflua-- Sweetgum Page 3 Current year twig thickness: medium Figure 3. The wood can be dried with relatively severe kiln schedules. Its specific epithet styraciflua is an old generic name meaning 'flowing with storax' (a plant resin). Like the town of Morganville saw Nick Anderson. The upper side of the leaf is a dark green, while the under-side of the leaf is a pale green color. Sweetgum trees are relatively fast-growing trees that reach a mature height between 32 and 130 ft. (10 – 40 m). Hardwood Pulpwood. They have long, straight trunks no branches closer than 20 feet to the ground. In its fresh, liquid form it was used to flavor chewing gum up into the 1920's. Leaves turn yellow-purple-red in the fall, and stay on the tree quite late. February 14, 2010. OzarksWoodAndMore. It tolerates a moderate amount of flooding or saturated soil. One piece of angle underneath and one on the top. As for sweet gum wood, you can rest assured that you are getting a fine burning wood because it is cable of producing 20.6 million BTUs per cord. You may also plant container-bought sweetgum in spring. Never put sweet gum in your fireplace it's worse than pine on build up of cresol in your flume. The wood is rated intermediate as an acceptable wood for bending when steamed. A large, top quality black cherry, for example, would command a significant price premium as a veneer log, while limby and crooked sweetgum might be priced as pulpwood. Liquidambar styraciflua, or Sweetgum, is a large. Its shape is pyramidal, becoming more rounded with age. Sweetgum is a native southern tree, widespread in riparian areas, swamp margins, and moist ravines. Report abuse. It grows in moist flat areas in association with pin oak or sycamore. I have a large sweet gum tree blown over by a storm. The major concern with the wood is the amount of work and energy it takes to split it into usable sizes. The green pods contain small, aromatic seeds which, when chewed after a meal, help with digestion. The The Kentucky champion tree is in Henderson County and is over 70 feet tall. The black gum tree’s bark is deeply ridged and resembles alligator skin. 5 out of 5 stars. By Rob Paratley. Leaves are alternate, simple, star-shaped, with 5 (sometimes 7) lobes, 3–6 inches wide, deeply lobed; margin toothed, tips long-pointed; leaves slightly aromatic when bruised. Mulching. Sweet gum tree is also referred to as star-leaved gum, alligator wood, red gum, and gum tree. This sweet gum tree got blown over by a storm on our property this summer. Spalted Sweet Gum 6 X 2, 6 X 5 3/4 Turning wood bowls, lidded box, yarn holder, trivet, urn, small to medium project blanks #6213210. The wood has a unique reddish brown color with sapwood that’s nearly white and black grain running through the hardwood. Sweet Gum Tree Facts. In Kentucky, the tree is found throughout the state, but is scarce in the Bluegrass and on alkaline soils generally. The deeply cut grey or brownish-grey bark forms winged projections on the twigs. The Sweet Gum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) has many commercial, medicinal, edible and residential uses.In this article I will detail what these uses are, and how they are utilized. In Autumn, the leaves generally turn a reddish-purple or … However it is growing black mold on most of the pieces (from being cut down in April), and has a very strong, sweet odor that you can smell from halfway across the yard. In Missouri, it typically occurs in moist low woods and along streams only in the far southeastern corner of the state (Steyermark). $9.40. ¶ As to color, the sapwood of the gum tree makes a rather light colored wood with occasional dark brown streaks. All we have around here is sweetgum, red maple, birch, and sometimes oak. The American sweet gum tree was so named because of the amber-colored, resinous sweet The tree likes Sun at the location and the soil should be sandy - loamy to loamy. American sweetgum grows on moist, well-drained soil in areas that provide plenty of sun. Sweet gum wood is a favorite for furniture, and the sap is added to tincture of benzoin and found often in incense. … Both common and native in Delaware, sweetgum prefers wetter sites but will grow on many soils. The fruit does provide food for forest animals such as squirrels, wood ducks, white tailed deer, mourning doves, beavers and birds. This is especially true if you have a relatively small yard which is generally a … Is a sweet gum tree a maple? They do especially well in areas that mimic their native environment. We burn with wood using a lopi stove. 39. It is challenging to detect which one is a sweet gum tree firewood and which one is black gum firewood. As opposed to red gum (heartwood) it's called "sap gum". Introduction: Sweetgum is an excellent urban tree provided it has a large area for root development. The service youre looking for is called timber cruising. Sweet gum is not a very popular firewood choice for a variety of different reasons. 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