Sweet Gum Tree Balls Crafts

For a large quantity of trees you could go with either the 36 push or the 36 pull behind.

Sweet gum tree balls crafts. Lay the balls out on sheets of newspaper and spray paint them red gold or silver. The vicious seed pods have impaled many a forager and has done much to ruin the sweet gum s reputation. Sweetgum balls can also be great for kid s crafts because you can usually find a lot at once. See more ideas about sweet gum pine cone crafts gum.

See more ideas about sweet gum pine cone crafts sweet gum tree crafts. These seeds are often called porcupine balls because they are covered in small barbs. Cute cardinal christmas ornament made of natural sweet gum balls glittered a bright red just like the real thing. Make sure to work outside with a face mask on while painting.

Dec 5 2015 explore paula searls s board sweet gum spiky balls crafts followed by 107 people on pinterest. The sweet gum tree is the sand spur of the forest. The barbs are carried to new locations when they latch onto animals fur. Many people think of sweet gum balls as a nuisance but they can be used to make many types of crafts.

Sweet gum balls are the seeds that fall from sweet gum trees. After gathering your sweet gum balls sort and count them. Mar 24 2017 explore tarina laxton s board sweet gum balls followed by 225 people on pinterest. They will glitter and pop on any color tree and are a nice compliment to other holiday decorations.

See more ideas about sweet gum crafts sweet gum tree crafts. Aug 7 2019 explore diane dann s board sweet gum tree balls on pinterest. This means that only one tree is needed for the flowers to be pollinated and a single tree can produce the spiky fruits even when another sweet gum tree is not in sight. Next tie a piece of ribbon thread or colored string around to the stem to hang the colored balls on your tree branches.

Make sure to supervise since the seed pods can be prickly. You painfully find them with your feet. Sweet gum balls can become ornaments on your christmas tree. As a monoecious plant a sweet gum bears male and female flowers.

Cover them in glitter glue them together to form different animal shapes like mice and birds or make a heart shaped wreath for valentine s day. The only edible part of the tree is the dried sap pinecone crafts kids pine cone crafts christmas crafts for kids christmas fun xmas christmas. The round fruit balls are produced from fertilized flowers.