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Sweet gum
| Author: |
Non-timber Forest Products Program |
| Date: |
2001 |
| Periodical: |
Fact Sheet No. 19. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. 5 p. |
| Link: |
http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/factsheets/sweetgum.pdf
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| Abstract: |
Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a deciduous shade tree that can be found from Connecticut to Florida, and in the mountains of Central America. It has a variety of commercial uses such as furniture, veneer, lumber, and pallets. It is a useful species for landscaping, reforestation, land reclamation, and agroforestry. |
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