American sweetgum trees, or Liquidambar styraciflua, are sometimes called redgum largely because of the distinct color of this older heartwood and its star-shaped leaves in the fall. Also called ...

The American sweetgum is one of Georgia’s most common trees, occurring in forests, yards, parks and neighborhoods across the state. Its distinctive round, spiked, dark-brown seedheads ...

I’m worried about them killing the grass. How do I deal with this? Sweetgum balls, the seed capsules of the American sweetgum tree, are like little birdfeeders. Notice the seeds sprinkled in the ...

At the Sept. 6 City Council meeting council approved an ordinance to add the American Sweetgum to the list of undesirable trees. However, a motion to require the issuance of permits for the ...