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***FREE GIFT WITH EVERY PURCHASE*** Sweet gum balls are great for so many fun winter & fall crafts and jewelry, decor, wedding, and wreath ideas. Also makes for great natural mulch for any flower and/or garden bed. These sweet gum balls were gathered from tree on our property, which grows naturally without any fertilizers or insecticides. We hope you enjoy $9.50 (25 gum balls) $15.50 (50 gum balls) $19.50 (75 gum balls) $24.50 (100 gum balls) $27.50 (125 gum balls) $31.50 (150 gum balls)…

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This tincture made from Sweet Gum tree balls can be used to help fight off the flu and other similar viruses. It could be considered nature's Tamiflu as discussed in the article cited below. I have a sweetgum tree in my backyard and I have always wondered why I even planted it. The round spiky

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The sweet gum trees we have are quite tall and very prolific...way too prolific. We've got sweet gum balls everywhere. Maybe I've stepped on one too many of these gum balls in my bare feet, but I truly have nothing other than disdain for them.

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by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I’ve always said that if I’d known the trees in my back yard were sweet-gum trees, I would have never bought my house. The previous owner, had carefully picked up every single prickly gum ball from the yard and mulched very carefully so that there […]

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Sweet gum trees are also sometimes called “gum ball trees”. It is not however because of their spiky, spherical fruit capsules (though you might think that is the reason). Rather, when the bark is damaged, the sap runs out, creating balls on the tree that can be plucked off and chewed. Consider growing Liquidambar styraciflua in your landscape as an excellent native shade tree that will also support a variety of wildlife, including small mammals like gray squirrels, beavers, and chipmunks.

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