Liquidambar Styracfolia - Part II

OK, it's nice and bright, and the breeze has dropped!
This is that "cork effect," that I mentioned.

Liquidambar Styracfolia

The picture's a bit crappy - the wind's blowing quite hard (which is why I wanted to get a pic, before the leaves all blew off!). My garden was already planted and mature, when I bought the house - this is the one thing of any significance that I've planted. It's got this lovely pale green foliage, in summer, hence "styra," I suppose, with those maple-like, palmate leaves.
Judging by the look of it, it's related to the maples, but I love the fact that, as it gets older, the bark starts to develop a texture like cork, which you can make out on some of the twigs in the background of this photo.