Yeah, I suspected 2024 had been tough on the sweetgum in our backyard (heat and lack of rain).
I found photos taken this week in the years 2015 through 2024 (2018 is missing because we were in Toronto for the Parliament of the World's Religions), and the tree had more leaves at this point of the month in prior years (though the color of the foliage varied).
@IRNMKE3 This was our first year in a long time growing tomatoes and bell peppers, and the results were pretty sparse. The bell peppers were particularly sparse.