Liquidambar styraciflua

American Sweetgum 

FAMILY: HAMMAMELIDACEAE

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About American Sweetgum at OSU's Landscape Plants site

• Native to eastern and southern North America and south to Nicaragua.
• Record height of 200’ but usually <100’.
• Leaves are 5-lobed and look a little like maple leaves, except they are alternate instead of opposite.
• Flowers are inconspicuous. The fruit is prickly 1” ball (“gumball”) and tends to litter the ground.
• Named for the fragrant resin under bark.
• Common in Portland.

Tree #	Location	Dimensions	Photo and Notes
55	2617 NE 16th Ave Right of Way	90' Height 58' Spread 11' Circ.	This is the south tree in a pair of Heritage Sweetgums at this location. View full size image of Liquidambar styraciflua - American Sweetgum
56	2617 NE 16th Ave Right of Way	90' Height 53' Spread 11.6' Circ.	This is the south tree in a pair of Heritage Sweetgums at this location. View full size image of Liquidambar styraciflua - American Sweetgum
214	5104 NE Flanders St Right of Way	96' Height 85' Spread 10.9' Circ.	View full size image of Liquidambar styraciflua - American Sweetgum
363	7300 SW Brier Pl Right of Way	104' Height 60' Spread 11.7' Circ.	View full size image of Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum