Sweetgum tree
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- November 11, 2006
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Leaves and fruit of the American sweetgum tree. The American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) grows in the eastern United States, and is one of the region’s most common hardwood trees. It produces a prickly fruit filled with seeds.
