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The tree's gum resin, for which the tree is named, exudes from the bark of the tree when wounded. [20] It has many names, including liquid amber or copalm balsam. It is a kind of native balsam, or resin, resembling turpentine. It may be clear, reddish, or yellow, with a pleasant smell like ambergris. As the resin ages, it solidifies, the form ...
Liquidambar, commonly called sweetgum [2] (star gum in the UK), [3] gum, [2] redgum, [2] satin-walnut, [2] styrax or American storax, [2] is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. [1] They were formerly often treated as a part of the Hamamelidaceae. They are native to southeast and east Asia, the eastern ...
Oriental sweet gum trees favour an elevation of between 0–400 m (0–1,312 ft), a mean annual rainfall of 1,000–1,200 mm (39–47 in) and a mean annual temperature of 18 °C (64 °F). The tree's optimal growth is on rich, deep and moist soils such as bogs, river banks and coastal areas, but it is also able to grow on slopes and dry soil.
Gum tree is the common name of several trees and plants: Eucalypteae, particularly: Eucalyptus, which includes the majority of species of gum trees; Corymbia, which includes the ghost gums and spotted gums; Angophora, which includes Angophora costata Sydney red gum; Nyssa sylvatica, common names include blackgum, sour gum
"Kookaburra" (also known by its first line: "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree") is an Australian nursery rhyme and round about the laughing kookaburra. It was written by Marion Sinclair (9 October 1896 – 15 February 1988) in 1932.
The Amazing World of Gumball (also known simply as Gumball or by its abbreviation TAWOG) is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. [7] The series follows the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and his adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend middle school in the fictional city of ...
Paint dots at head height mean the tree needs pruning. “Basically, it marks the tree in an inconspicuous way,” says Ken Fisher, assistant forester for the Boulder Parks and Recreation Department.
Gumball was initially presented as well-meaning, but naive. Later, he was shown as more serious, capable of logical thinking, and sarcastic. Despite occasional lapses in judgment, Gumball is loyal, straightforward, and good-natured. He is protective of his loved ones but has a large ego, often causing him to overreact.