Sweetgum Balls

Sweet gum Balls sure do look like pine cones because they look like a spike ball. It is commonly called a "gum ball" or  "birdball". They are found on Maple Trees,and they're compound fruits in the inside. They have a long stem so when they're ripe they will fall,they'll usually be ripe all year. Sweetgum  balls are very sharp and hard, so be careful when you pick them up. I wouldn't eat them because the fruit inside may not be edible! This gumball is called a sweetgum because of the sticky liquid that oozes from cuts made in its trunk or branches. If the tree grows in the south, then the liquid will be sweeter than if it grew up way up north.

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This gumball is ripe and it may have some critters!	This gumball is all ripe and ready to fall weeeee!