Liquidamber styracifula (Sweet Gum) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 4/2021 - Sweet Gum : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Liquidamber styracifula (Sweet Gum) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 4/2021 - Sweet Gum / F. D. Richards
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Liquidamber styracifula (Sweet Gum) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 4/2021 - Sweet Gum, Mature size: 60', -, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, In Garden Bed D1 for 24.0 YEARS (-). Planted in 1997.Missouri Botanical Garden: Liquidambar styraciflua, commonly called sweet gum, is a low-maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native from Connecticut to Florida and Missouri further south to Texas, Mexico and Central America. In Missouri, it typically occurs in moist low woods and along streams only in the far southeastern corner of the state (Steyermark). It typically grows to 60-80’ (less frequently to 120’) tall with a straight trunk. Habit is pyramidal in youth, but it gradually develops an oval-rounded crown as it matures. Glossy, long-stalked, deep green leaves (4-7” across) have toothed margins. Each leaf has 5-7 pointed, star-shaped lobes. Leaves are fragrant when bruised. Fall color at its best is a brilliant mixture of yellows, oranges, purples and reds. Branchlets may have distinctive corky ridges. Non-showy, monoecious, yellow-green flowers appear in spherical clusters in April-May. Female flowers give way to the infamous gum balls which are hard, spherical, bristly fruiting clusters to 1.5” diameter. Gum balls mature to dark brown and usually remain on the tree through the winter, but can create clean-up problems during the general period of December through April as the clusters fall to the ground. In pedestrian areas, fruiting clusters must be cleaned up because they not only create unsightly litter, but also create human safety problems (e.g., turning an ankle by inadvertently stepping on a cluster). Tree wood has been widely used for a number of applications including flooring, furniture and home interiors. The gum obtained from genus plants has been used in the past for a variety of purposes, including chewing gum, incense, perfumes, folk medicines and flavorings.Could be a volunteer, I thought it was a maple. Sweet gum is a low-maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native from Connecticut to Florida and Missouri further south to Texas, Mexico and Central America.Additional photos of this plant from 2015, 21:www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da... |
| 撮影日 | 2021-04-07 10:44:45 |
| 撮影者 | F. D. Richards , Clinton, MI |
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| 撮影地 | Bridgewater Township, Michigan, United States 地図 |
| カメラ | E-M1 , OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| 露出 | 0.004 sec (1/250) |
| 開放F値 | f/7.1 |
| 焦点距離 | 18 mm |