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Project Noah Nature School
Liquidambar styraciflua
Large tree, attaining a height of 150 ft, with palmately lobed, serrate, alternate leaves. Bark is very rough, deeply furrowed, ridges rounded, brown to grey.
Pioneer children learned that the sap of this tree makes a sweet tasting, mildly stimulating chewing gum. In Europe and Latin America, people still use it to flavor medicines, and in Mexico and Central America, it serves as a source of incense.
Spotted on Jul 16, 2012
Submitted on Jul 17, 2012
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