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Landscape Trees
Sweetgum
(Liquidambar styraciflua)
Form
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) tree form. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) tree form.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_fm.jpg)
Fruit and leaf structure
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit and leaf structure showing star-shaped leaves and spiny fruit. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit and leaf structure showing star-shaped leaves and spiny fruit.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_frlf.jpg)
Fruit droppings
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit droppings on lawn. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit droppings on lawn.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_messyfr.jpg)
Flower structure
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) faded pink flower structure. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) faded pink flower structure.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_fl.jpg)
Form in fall color
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) form in red and yellow fall colors. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) form in red and yellow fall colors.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_fallclfm.jpg)
Young form
![Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) form of young treee. Picture of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) form of young treee.](/yard-garden/images/plant_db/trees/liquidambar_styrac_youngfm.jpg)