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Besides the palm trees, the California sage brush and the many eucalyptus trees around San Diego County, you sometimes have to look a little harder to find some colorful fall foliage. I went back to check on my sumac trees this past weekend and I’ll have a few photos to share soon, but they’re not as yellow and orange as they should be yet. We also have a few maple trees here and there and I need to hurry snapping photos of them before they all lose their leaves.
But today, I’d like to share a few photos of another colorful tree in the fall in San Diego: the American sweetgum, or Liquidambar Styraciflua. My kids were attempting to dig a huge hole in the sand next to me as I was snapping pictures of this tree so I shortened my photo session. I’ll need to go back to get some more photos but here are a few for your enjoyment.
The American sweetgum has gorgeous deep red / maroon leaves and very cute green spiky seed pods. Remember you can click on each photo to view a larger image.
Do you have some American sweetgum trees where you live? Where do you get your fall foliage colors from?
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Cool tree. Never seen one before.
There seems to be a lot of American sweetgum trees in my area. They must be somewhat drought resistant and I really love their fall colors. I have to go back and get some more photos before the leaves fall off. Unfortunately, we’ve been having some windy weather, which makes for very blurry leaves!