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Shade Trees: Oak, sweetgum, hornbeam, black gum, ash, hickory, gingko.
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
But beech, maple, sycamore and black gum are also native to Indiana and also support forest ecosystems by providing shelter and protein to a variety of animals.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
The 200,000-acre park is covered with beech, birch and hickory trees that turn yellow, while black gums and maples offer shades of red.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Our two little investigators also realize, thanks to Alex’s reporting on the protest, that the leader of Extinction Revolt is wearing the same shirt as the faceless man in the video of the kid with black gums Bradley’s source sent her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
All of the forests listed as old-growth sites have documented patches of old-growth trees growing among the forest canopy with trees including pitch pine, hardwood, red cedar, black gum and sugar maple.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The heavy clay soil is wet year round and supports large tracts of swamp white oak and black gum trees ringed by carpets of wildflowers and ferns.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Elliott steps back and decides on another black gum left of the front door.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
But beech, maple, sycamore and black gum are also native to Indiana and also support forest ecosystems by providing shelter and protein to a variety of animals.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
The 200,000-acre park is covered with beech, birch and hickory trees that turn yellow, while black gums and maples offer shades of red.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Our two little investigators also realize, thanks to Alex’s reporting on the protest, that the leader of Extinction Revolt is wearing the same shirt as the faceless man in the video of the kid with black gums Bradley’s source sent her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
All of the forests listed as old-growth sites have documented patches of old-growth trees growing among the forest canopy with trees including pitch pine, hardwood, red cedar, black gum and sugar maple.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The heavy clay soil is wet year round and supports large tracts of swamp white oak and black gum trees ringed by carpets of wildflowers and ferns.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Elliott steps back and decides on another black gum left of the front door.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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“Black gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20gum. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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