Sweetgum Balls: Stop Them With Florel Spray or Plant Fruitless 'Rotundiloba'

Sweetgum balls = nuisance. Two real options:

1. Annual Chemical Neutering

Spray ethephon (Florel) at flower stage (spring). Ethylene gas drops flowers → no balls. Must hit perfect timing, whole tree, every year. Hard.

2. Injectible Option

Snipper—injects tree to stop balls. Homeowner-usable, but arborist better.

3. Best Long-Term Fix

Cut it down. Plant fruitless sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'). Fast shade, zero balls.