{"id":476,"date":"2025-09-18T19:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/?p=476"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:48:36","slug":"sweetgum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/sweetgum\/","title":{"rendered":"American Sweetgum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"476\" class=\"elementor elementor-476\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78af189 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78af189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef4da6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cef4da6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cb119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65cb119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAbel_SweetgumSeeds-662x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAbel_SweetgumSeeds-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAbel_SweetgumSeeds-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAbel_SweetgumSeeds-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbiportfolio.com\/allisonabel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAbel_SweetgumSeeds.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8929f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f8929f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2699eac8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2699eac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223c237a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"223c237a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f670bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f670bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seed Dispersal of the American Sweetgum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc086bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc086bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\">This illustration depicts the seed dispersal of the American Sweetgum tree. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\">The fruit maturation process is illustrated on a tree branch, highlighting the difference between the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\"> hydrated,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\"> immature fruit and the mature, dried<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\"> fruit. The seed location and expulsion method is described<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\"> in an inset that depicts the cross-sectional anatomy of both fruit states.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114327453 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW114327453 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b421fc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b421fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734d4bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"734d4bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580fa382 e-con-full e-flex 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