Uses: Shade Tree, Specimen, Parks, Reclamation Plantings, Residential Street Tree
Propagate: Seeds, Grafting, Cuttings
Fruit: Round, Prickly Fruit (Gum Balls), Brown
Environment: Drought Stress Promotes Stem Canker And Dieback Diseases. Deep Planting Causes Root Death From Low Oxygen In The Soil. Moderate Tolerance To Air Pollutants. Moderate Tolerance To Water-logged Soils. Fruit Can Cause Litter Problems.
Problems: Disease: Canker, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Nectria, Bleeding Canker, Butt Rot, Cylindrocladium, Dieback, Fusarium Root Rot, Ganoderma, Oxyporus And Phytophthora
Pest: Ambrosia Beetles, Leafcutting Ants, Oak Weevil, Thrips, Caterpillars, Forest Tent Caterpillar, Twig Pruner, Black Twig Borer, Whitefly, Sweetgum Scale, Cottony Cushion Scale, Aphids And Mites
Notes: Selected cultivars are grafted or budded to seedling root stock which may vary in their ability to tolerate deep planting or water-logged soil. Sweetgum is a large, fast-growing tree and needs adequate soil moisture during drought stress conditions. Dieback, canker or ambrosia beetles may become problematic.
