Apparently, some people have enough #sweetgum trees that they need machinery to deal with all the seed pods!
Did you know that Spanish name of a #sweetgum tree is #liquidambar - liquid amber?
Such a fitting name when it shines these stunning autumn colours!
P.S.: Can I post #leaves and #trees to #bloomscrolling ?
Sweetgum leaf in birdbath, which has a relief of Green Man in the basin, in my backyard. The rainwater in the bird bath reflects the leafy canopy and sky above.
Photo taken September 26, 2023, around 4:30pm.
Why #Ecologists Are Haunted by the Rapid Growth of #GhostForests
A study in North Carolina of dying #trees may represent a foreboding preview of what may come to #coastal #ecosystems worldwide.
by Jim Morrison
"As the ocean intrudes and saltwater rises, it kills trees and creates these ghost forests—bare trunks, and stumps, ashen tombstones marking a once-thriving coastal ecosystem. In North Carolina, #pine, #RedMaple, #sweetgum and bald #cypress forests are being replaced by saltmarsh. Eventually, that saltmarsh will be replaced by open water, a shift that leads to significant and complex costs to the environment and the local economy. The loss of forests will reduce carbon storage, further fueling climate change, and the agriculture industry, timber interests will suffer as saltwater moves inland."
#Tribble invasion in the park
My photo, taken 1/1/2023 in Garfield Park, Indianapolis
Focus Stacked Sweetgum Balls Seed Pod. I wanted to see what was inside one so I cut it in half
Canon 50D - Tamron SP AF 90mm Macro Lens - ISO 320 - f/10 - Shutter Speed 1/6 sec
#photo #photography #macro #gumballs #sweetgum #SeedPod #Canon50D #TamronMacro
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