While cleaning gutters

[Bills Custom Calls]

I came across this



I do know what it is and I will tell you it is a seed pod from a tree.Yes I know what kind of tree just wondering if any one else here does

[HuntnCarve]

It's none other than  Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua!

[Bluesman]

.....or Sweet Gum.

[slagmaker]

Sweet gum.

Another thing  ya dont want to step on one bare foot

[Bills Custom Calls]

Dave I had to look your guess up  I can honestly tell you I have no gum trees here

[FinsnFur]

Just eat it Bill

[Bills Custom Calls]

Just eat it Bill

No No Jimbo   

[pitw]

I saw something like it down at the LBL last year, but I sure don't know what it is .  I had eleven guess's on another tree and only 5 were the same  .

[linemansteve]

Is it a Sycamore ???????   Steve

[Bills Custom Calls]

No Steve

But I will give a hint

It is popular because of an attractive shape and trunk. The green, glossy leaves show brilliant red to bronze fall color.

[msmith]

chinkapin oak?

[Bills Custom Calls]

Mike did you cheat?  

Not 100% correct
The leaves on these trees look like the burr oak

[coyotehunter_1]

  Bill, you all sure have some funny looking acorns up there.  

[Bills Custom Calls]

Yes sir Chet One thing for sure we like different  

I will try and get a pic of the tree tomorrow and post it up

[Bills Custom Calls]

http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_pin_oak.htm

I didn't know they were of the beech family also called sweet gum I didn't know that either

[pitw]

Bill, you all sure have some funny looking acorns up there.  

  You'd think a good photog man could find a set of antlers in there somewhere

[msmith]

Bill. Yes and no. When you said it wasn't sweet gum, I got to thinking Chinkapin so I looked it up. That wasn't it so I thought Burr Oak, but the top on them is partially smooth. The only thing left that I could think of was Chinkapin Oak. I thought the Pin Oak had a smoother top on the acorn.

[pitw]

When you said it wasn't sweet gum, I got to thinking Chinkapin .

I got to thinking velcro .

[Bills Custom Calls]

I never heard of them being called a sweet gum.For as long as I can remember older folks around here just called them a pin oak.Then after doing a search on the pin oak sweet gum and those words HuntnCarve used I soon found out there are several names and the tree is of the beech and sweet gum family.See what ya learn if ya just do some home work 

[msmith]

LOL @ Barry!