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Eldora Nature Preserve Marker
Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: April 2, 2013
Caption: Eldora Nature Preserve Marker
Additional Description: Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) tree-Sweet Gum is easily recognized by its star-shaped leaves and spike ball fruit. It generally grows 50 to 75 feet in height and commonly is found in swamps and lowlands. The common name comes from the aroma and taste of the resin that the tree releases from cuts in the bark. Sweet gum is an important timber tree used for lumber, veneer, and plywood.
Submitted: April 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p238342
File Size: 3.150 Megabytes

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