EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 20 MIN
Sweet Gum: The Beautiful Yet Controversial Tree
from Talking Trees with Davey Tree · host The Davey Tree Expert Company
Lou Meyer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region talks all about the sweet gum tree, including its biology, unique features and pros and cons. In this episode we cover: Sweet gum's spiky seeds (1:35)Why are they called "sweet gum?" (4:12)How large do they get? (6:00)Sweet gums aren't planted much (7:03)What to do about your sweet gum's surface roots (9:07)Where do they grow? (10:52)Are the black gum and sweet gum related? (11:39)Sweet gum identifying features (12:42)Crafts with sweet gum seeds (14:54)Fruit regulators (16:00)Do sweet gums belong in the forest? (18:15)To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.To learn more about tree species, read Davey's Tree Identification blogs, such as Tree Identification: Do I Have a Sweetgum Tree and more. Connect with Davey Tree on social media:Twitter: @DaveyTreeFacebook: @DaveyTreeInstagram: @daveytreeYouTube: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyLinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].
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Lou Meyer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region talks all about the sweet gum tree, including its biology, unique features and pros and cons. In this episode we cover: Sweet gum's spiky seeds (1:35)Why are they called "sweet gum?" (4:12)How large do they get? (6:00)Sweet gums aren't planted much (7:03)What to do about your sweet gum's surface roots (9:07)Where do they grow? (10:52)Are the black gum and sweet gum related? (11:39)Sweet gum identifying features (12:42)Crafts with sweet gu...
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