Sweet Gum
Episode 61 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Sweet Gum" was published on January 10, 2025 and runs 13 minutes.
January 10, 2025 ·13m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
Fun Fact: Sweet Gum seeds were carried onboard the space shuttle in 1984. The seeds were brought back down to earth and planted, and the trees survive to this day. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014) https://americanorchard.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/the-most-dangerous-tree-in-the-suburbs/ Kill the flu with this common backyard tree from Legacy Wilderness Academy (15 July 2024). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YGnksW_adH8 Sweetgum: An ancient source of beneficial compounds with modern benefits by Jody M. Lingbeck, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.156307 https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/treetalk/ecobot-sweetgum Magnificent Trees of Indiana by Caroll D. Ritter (2022) Trees of the Carolinas by Stan Tekiela (2007) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar
Episode Description
Fun Fact: Sweet Gum seeds were carried onboard the space shuttle in 1984. The seeds were brought back down to earth and planted, and the trees survive to this day.
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)
- Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014)
- https://americanorchard.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/the-most-dangerous-tree-in-the-suburbs/
- Kill the flu with this common backyard tree from Legacy Wilderness Academy (15 July 2024). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YGnksW_adH8
- Sweetgum: An ancient source of beneficial compounds with modern benefits by Jody M. Lingbeck, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.156307
- https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/treetalk/ecobot-sweetgum
- Magnificent Trees of Indiana by Caroll D. Ritter (2022)
- Trees of the Carolinas by Stan Tekiela (2007)
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar