Hazel pine, with the botanical name Liquidambar styraciflua, is a deciduous tree of the genus Liquidambar native to the warm climates of eastern North America and the tropical mountainous regions of Mexico and Central America.
Also called American sweetgum, American storax, bilsted, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum, it is one of the most common hardwoods in the southeastern United States.
Hazel pines are medium to large trees, typically 15 to 20 meters tall, with trunks 60 to 90 cm thick.
In Nahuatl, this tree is called Ocotzocuahuitl, means "pine resin-giving tree" in reference to the use of it's resin.
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