We don't see much eucalyptus down south. Your gum trees are probably eucalyptus or Australian Gum. The native American tree "Sweet Gum" carries the scientific name liquidamber styraciflua L. although I have never heard them called "liquidamber." George Ron Hay wrote: > > Hi, George, > > I kind of thought it might be liquidamber. Is that what you call sweet > gum, or eucalyptus, which we call gum trees? > > Ron