Adopt A Tree
Shaquanda & Ruqayya
Sweet Gum
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The common name for our
tree
Liquidambar
Styraciflua
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The Scientific name for our
tree
Our Poem
Sweet Gum
Tall Scared
Swaying Posing Watching
Over Above Life
Guarding Waving Living
Beautiful Green
Tree
Animals
 Chipmunks
 Squirrels
 Birds
 Luna
moth
Plants
Sweetgum fruits, called "gumballs" by children,
are often dropped in huge quantities. Up to 50
seeds can be in one fruit.
Insects
Limiting Factors
American sweet gum will not grow in a full
shade location.
 Trees growing in full sunlight will need
more water than those that grow in partial
shade , the soil will be more prone to
drying out
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Interesting facts
Used to build furniture
 From 60 to 100 ft.
 Narrow oval canopy
 Can live more than 150 years
 Doesn’t flower or produce seeds for the
first 15 to 20 years of growth
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Type Of wood
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wood is very heavy
, hard
Close grained not
durable when
exposed to
weather
Wood can be to make…..
Baskets
Tables
chairs
Dressers
What we liked about this project
 Ruqayya
– we got to get out of class and do something
different.
 Shaquanda – I liked how we got to see the tree change
with the seasons.
Works cited
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