Sweetgum: a new look
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) is the only species of its genus in the Western hemisphere. The species is a relatively early successional species with wide seed dispersal, fast growth and is considered one of the most adaptable tree species in North America, growing across a wide range of soi...
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| description | Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) is the only species of its genus in the Western hemisphere. The species is a relatively early successional species with wide seed dispersal, fast growth and is considered one of the most adaptable tree species in North America, growing across a wide range of soil types, altitudes, and hydrologic conditions. This species has routinely been considered a lesser desired species by many forest managers trying to grow tree plantations or even in natural stands because the species tends to rapidly invade and dominate a site. However, because of sweetgum’s adaptability, ease of propagation and field planting, and fast growth rate, the tending of sweetgum as a potential crop for improved markets has been reinvigorated. Managing sweetgum also opens the possibility of development of new products and markets that supplement the traditional markets and can produce further value-added products. Increasingly, sweetgum is not viewed with as much antipathy amongst foresters and its potential as valuable resources is being rediscovered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ac0cca0e7ce4d89a0067cc5d4546fa12022-12-22T00:54:18ZengItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry1971-74581971-74582015-12-018171972710.3832/ifor1462-0081462Sweetgum: a new lookAdams Joshua P0Lingbeck Jody M1Crandall Philip G2Martin Elizabeth M3O’Bryan Corliss A4School of Forestry, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 (USA)Sea Star International LLC, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 (USA)Departments of Food Science and Center for Food Safety, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704 (USA)Departments of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704 (USA)Departments of Food Science and Center for Food Safety, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704 (USA)Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) is the only species of its genus in the Western hemisphere. The species is a relatively early successional species with wide seed dispersal, fast growth and is considered one of the most adaptable tree species in North America, growing across a wide range of soil types, altitudes, and hydrologic conditions. This species has routinely been considered a lesser desired species by many forest managers trying to grow tree plantations or even in natural stands because the species tends to rapidly invade and dominate a site. However, because of sweetgum’s adaptability, ease of propagation and field planting, and fast growth rate, the tending of sweetgum as a potential crop for improved markets has been reinvigorated. Managing sweetgum also opens the possibility of development of new products and markets that supplement the traditional markets and can produce further value-added products. Increasingly, sweetgum is not viewed with as much antipathy amongst foresters and its potential as valuable resources is being rediscovered.https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1462-008SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua L.Fast-growing speciesPotential cropValue-added products |
| spellingShingle | Adams Joshua P Lingbeck Jody M Crandall Philip G Martin Elizabeth M O’Bryan Corliss A Sweetgum: a new look iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. Fast-growing species Potential crop Value-added products |
| title | Sweetgum: a new look |
| title_full | Sweetgum: a new look |
| title_fullStr | Sweetgum: a new look |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweetgum: a new look |
| title_short | Sweetgum: a new look |
| title_sort | sweetgum a new look |
| topic | Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. Fast-growing species Potential crop Value-added products |
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