The sweet ✨gum✨ tree, also known as Liquidambar styraciflua, or “What Is Even That” lmao🌳Native to the southeastern United States and parts of Mexico and Central America, sweet gum trees can grow up to 100 feet tall and have a narrow, conical shape.The tree produces a spiky ball-shaped fruit called a "gumball" that contains small seeds.The wood of the sweet gum tree is commonly used for furniture, flooring, and veneers. The sap of the tree has been used to make chewing gum, and the leaves and b

Y’all… Georgia sweet gum balls aka cucabugs are literally nature’s Tamiflu. The GREEN ones contain shikimic acid an antiviral compound and I use them to make my yearly flu tincture. The BROWN ones? Fire starters and crafts ive even made s potpourri with them. After a thunderstorm go outside and look for the green ones that finally fell from the top of the tree. the land keeps me good. 🌿✨ #Sweetgumtree #blackfarmer herbalism | Upendo Estates Farm