The Tico Times

Sapodilla is a Chewing Gum Tree with Juicy Fruit

Here is another special rare tropical fruit tree that can be grown at home in Costa Rica: sapodilla, or chicle zapote in Spanish, a native tree in our region. Besides being perhaps one of the ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

SEMO’s beloved ‘Gum Tree’ landmark split in half

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A beloved landmark on Southeast Missouri State University’s campus is no more. SEMO alumni were saddened to learn the Gum Tree, located atop Cardiac Hill, was split in two. The ...
WTHR

Ball State's "Gum Tree" cut down

MUNCIE, Ind. (WTHR) - Ball State University's popular "Gum Tree" is no more. Someone cut down the tree on the university's campus, where the tradition of sticking used chewing gum to the tree's bark ...
WDRB

Ball State University cuts down infamous 'chewing gum tree'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A tree at Ball State University -- once adorned with used chewing gum -- has been cut down. Over the weekend, students discovered a stump where the tree once stood. Ball ...