Most people who have Sweet Gum trees develop a “love-hate” relationship with their tree or trees. These trees have pretty star-shaped leaves with either 5 or 7 points. They grow pyramidal in ...

Ninety-one-year-old West Ashley resident Russell Horres has had a love-hate relationship with his sweet gum tree. When it was a tiny sprout, he babied it. But now that it’s a 70-foot-tall ...