Some Mentor residents are finally taking advantage of an ordinance allowing the removal of the American Sweetgum tree from their property. North Palmerston resident Wendy Hudik was granted one of the ...

After lengthy discussions at both of the past two meetings, Mentor City Council still needs more time to review information before voting on an ordinance that would allow removal of American Sweetgum ...

The lawn of our new home has a lot of these prickly balls, and more are still on the tree they fell from. I’m worried about them killing the grass. How do I deal with this? Sweetgum balls, the seed ...

The American sweetgum is one of Georgia’s most common trees, occurring in forests, yards, parks and neighborhoods across the state. Its distinctive round, spiked, dark-brown seedheads, commonly known ...