Springfield folklore says the city’s population of sweet gum trees (and their annoying, spiky “gum ball” seed pods) dates from the great elm tree die-off of the late 1940s. Sweet gums indeed were one ...

Black gum trees are fiery right now. Their leaves turn brilliant scarlet in late autumn. At other times of the year, they are well hidden, blending into their wetland habitats. In Newton, there are a ...

Most people who have Sweet Gum trees develop a “love-hate” relationship with their tree or trees. These trees have pretty star-shaped leaves with either 5 or 7 points. They grow pyramidal in shape to ...

Gum trees dot the hills and valleys of south-eastern Australia, a vivid fixture of the rolling landscape. But despite the seeming health of these iconic trees, they have earned the morbid nickname ...