Gold Dust® Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gold Dust’) is a selection of the variegated form of the North American native species. Its glossy green leaves are edged and irregularly blotched with warm yellow-green tones that appear to be dusted with flecks of gold dust. The green and yellow leaves are distinctive in color as well as shape, with sharply pointed leaves that lend an interesting texture overall. New growth is splashed with pinkish tones.