枫香树

By Ouyang Yu


 从你这张照片看，有几个非常关键的特征：

  • 树干笔直、绿色偏灰，表皮光滑

  • 主干顶部“伞状”分枝（像一圈轮生枝）

  • 叶子大，掌状深裂，一般3–5裂，边缘平滑

  • 叶柄很长

这些特征组合在一起，基本可以确定是：

🍁 枫香树（Liquidambar）

更准确说，很可能是 美国枫香（Liquidambar styraciflua），在澳洲街道绿化中非常常见。

为什么不是枫树？

很多人第一反应是“枫树”，但真正的枫树（Acer）：

  • 叶缘通常有明显锯齿

  • 树干不会这么光滑发绿

  • 分枝结构也不同

而你这棵树：

  • 叶片裂片更尖锐

  • 边缘几乎平滑

  • 树干有那种年轻枫香特有的青绿色光滑质感

再给你几个验证点：

  • 秋天会变成非常漂亮的红色、橙色

  • 会结带刺的小圆球果实（像小刺球）

  • 成熟后树干会出现“软木翅状”突起

如果你秋天看到满地红叶＋刺球，那就百分百是它。

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