Description
Photo showing the red, yellow and purple leaves on a mature liquidambar tree (sweet gum / sweet gum tree). Other common names for liquidambars include gum trees, satin walnuts and also redgum, as well as an American Storax tree. The fall colours on a liquidambar start off as dark purple and slowly change to yellows, oranges, pinks and reds over a period of more than six weeks - a long period for autumn colour on any tree.