About this episode
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: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: 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 podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!