Many sweetgums in the park lost their leaves earlier than usual this year.

The park's oldest sweetgum dropped its prickly seed balls across the path every autumn.

American sweetgums lined the boulevard, their star-shaped seed balls rattling in the autumn wind.

The oriental sweetgums in the botanical garden shed their spiky, star-shaped seed pods by the end of autumn.

The old sweetgum tree in the backyard drops spiky seed balls every autumn.

The ancient oriental sweetgum in the town square releases a balsam-like scent every autumn.

The American sweetgum in the park turns brilliant shades of red and orange every autumn.

Every autumn, the sweetgum trees along the riverbank ignite in a blaze of crimson and gold.