Sweetgum can be split after it dries a while but it is a lot of work. It makes perfectly good firewood. Somewhere there is a listing of the best heat producing woods, Hickory being best, followed by oak. Sweetgum is not far behind. The limbs that don't have to be split are fine for firewood.
At a guess, the 15 inch diameter logs may square 10 inches, meaning 10 inch wide board could be made. Repeat, this is a guess. Sweetgum lumber will twist as it dries so for drying the lumber should be stacked properly with lots of weight on top to hold the twisting down. Sweetgum lumber is very tough. Dump truck operators will get 2 inch wide boards to fit in the slots on top of the dump bed to protect the steel bed from being dented by an operator banging the bucket on it while loading dirt, gravel, etc with a front end loader.
Sweetgum lumber is NOT decay resistant and should not be used outside.
Large sweetgum trees have streaks of red in them and make nice lumber.
Sawmills classify sweet gum usually as pallet grade lumber.
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