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2006-10-18 06:16:06 · 6 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
It be a lovely tree, with leaves kinda like a pointy maple.
2006-10-18 06:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetgum (Liquidambar) is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Altingiaceae, though formerly often treated in the Hamamelidaceae. They are all large, deciduous trees, 25-40 m tall, with palmately lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are small, produced in a dense globular inflorescence 1-2 cm diameter, pendulous on a 3-7 cm stem. The fruit is a woody multiple capsule 2-4 cm diameter (popularly called a "gumball"), containing numerous seeds.
2006-10-18 06:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the US, especially the mid south, then you are probably reffering to "Liquidambar styraciflua" - This tree is very common, especially as a early sucesssion member (one of the first types of trees to grow after a cleared area has been allowed to "grow").
2006-10-18 10:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by kimbee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's very close to the Eucalyptus.
I know it's what koalas eat.
2006-10-18 06:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a tree. I have two of them in my yard...
The leaves are turning now... and they are so colorful. a very beautiful tree.
2006-10-18 06:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eucalyptus, I think.
2006-10-18 06:17:43 · answer #6 · answered by sci55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋