Oh land and soil,
red soil and sweet gum tree,
So scant of grass,
so profligate of pines
Jean Toomer
Writer and poet Jean Toomer described the sweet-gum tree in his poem "Song of the Son" in his more natural environment. In the meantime the tree, also called Alligator-Wood has become an ornamental tree even outside of his habitat, largely because of it's fiery red shining leaves during automn.
The picture depicts a cluster of sweetgum tree seedpods or fruits, by now (it's January) dried out and lying around in big batches. If you're an airhead, you may actually slip on them and fall.
Sources: Wikipedia, Modern American Poetry (via english.illinois.edu), Seeds in the front yard
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