Though it grows mostly in the southeastern United States, the sweetgum ... tree stood high on a cliff overlooking the old Esopus Meadows Lighthouse in the Hudson River near Rhinebeck, New York.

is believed to be the oldest living thing in New York City. The tree is located in Alley Pond Park in Queens and is visible from Interstate 495. Sweetgum leaves are star-shaped with five ...

Sweetgum, a tree most people dislike because the spiny ... First babies are often born mid-March, so now is a good time to add new bluebird houses. If you don’t put up houses now, don’t ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Two new tools will be tracking all the trees planted in New York State. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of a new webpage and “Tree Tracker” tool that will allow ...

Now in winter, after the birds have feasted on the seeds, you'll find piles of empty spikey balls that fall from our tall Sweetgum trees. Its Latin name, Liquidambar styraciflua, is for the tree's ...