Sweetgum

Sweetgum (#25)

The wood of this tree is used for furniture, interior finish, paper pulp, veneers, and baskets.  The heartwood was once used to make furniture, sometimes as imitation mahogany or Circassian walnut.  The hardened sap, or gum resin, can be chewed like chewing gum and has been long used for this purpose in the southern United States.