Liquidambar Styraciflua Sweet Gum Seedlings Native Wild Plants For Texas These flowers develop into fruits you re creating habitat These flowers develop into fruits that may persist into winter the cedar elm is the botanical workhorse of the family Seedlings․ As seedlings are the most cost effective way to grow native hardwoods on large properties‚ they are ideal for wholesale buyers on commercial properties (new development‚ parks‚ schools‚ farms‚ community gardens‚ conservation landscape) and for large residential properties (quality and sustainable landscape)․ These trees reward your patience as they become established and live for decades․ The attractive foliage of L․ styraciflua mixes well with flowering shrubs‚ native perennial plants‚ ornamental grasses‚ and many other native woodland plants․ It makes an excellent specimen tree‚ a row of trees along an entry drive or street‚ a shade tree for open fields and lawns‚ or an attractive thicket or cluster at the border of woodlands․ This species' plasticity makes it a popular tree with individual homeowners‚ landscapers‚ communities‚ and ecological restoration professionals․