May 16, 2024 · Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is aptly named - the resin from the tree was used as a chewing gum by several Native American tribes. The Cherokee, Choctaw, Koasati, and Rappahannock would knock a piece of bark from the sweetgum tree, causing resin …

Apr 22, 2015 · Sweetgum Swamp Trail is part of the Nag Head Woods Nature Preserve. It is very quiet and peaceful. If you are looking for a cool shady place to get away from the crowds, noise and heat of the developed areas this is a great place to be. Go early because the parking lot is small and fills early.

Discover this 3.3-mile loop trail near Nags Head, North Carolina. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 7 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.

Nov 13, 2015 · Have heard of Nags Head but not Sweetgum Swamp Trail…. you all are brave!! Nothing’s harder than tromping through loose sand! Pleased to see that it is an area protected by Nature Conservancy.

Although the most common plant community is the Red–Maple Swamp with Acer rubrum as the dominant species, hardwood swamps in this area may also be a varied species mix of co–dominants: Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus palustris, and Nyssa sylvatica.

Both of these names contrast it with a different tree species with a broadly overlapping range, the sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), which does produce an aromatic resin. Another common name used occasionally in the Northeast is pepperidge.

Prevalent in the southeast, this low maintenance tree is prized for its timber. Its common name derives from sweet, gummy, aromatic sap with compounds used in traditional and modern medicine. It has distinctive star-shaped leaves and prickly seed balls that drop and litter the ground fall to spring.

Common name: Sweet Gum, Red Gum, Bilsted, Star-leaved Gum, Alligator-tree. Phenology: Mar-May; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Swamp forests, floodplains, moist forests, depressional wetlands, pond and lake margins, old fields, disturbed areas, nearly ubiquitous in the modern southeastern United States landscape.

Sweetgum is a native southern tree, widespread in riparian areas, swamp margins, and moist ravines. In Kentucky, the tree is found throughout the state, but is scarce in the Bluegrass and on alkaline soils generally. It tolerates a moderate amount of flooding or saturated soil.

Designed for more adventurous hikers, this trail climbs several steep dune ridges and through a variety of plants. Near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.