American sweet gum

I'm pretty sure the tree ID is correct. Whether this will be leaves or flowers or fruit — i.e., the infamous "sticker balls" — however, I do not know. I have submitted the image for identification.
» Compare to this image, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/dws/r/Altingiaceae_Liquidambar_styraciflua_167905.html

I have to say I am pleasantly surprised by the sharpness of this image; I used the Nikon point-and-shoot, not the macro lens on the Canon EOS T2i!

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/taxpage/0/0/79/binomial/Liquidambar%20styraciflua.html

1 year ago (“Wildflower or weed?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-04-06
2 years ago (“Easter Peeps!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-04-06
3 years ago (“Japanese maple”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-06
4 years ago (“Morning has broken…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-06

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