WEB4 days ago — The Sycamore Squeeze. Joy and chaos in a seed pod. By Joanna Brichetto. September 25, 2024. ON AMERICAN SYCAMORE TREES, buds are breaking. Under American sycamore trees, balls are breaking. Seedballs stay on all winter, dangling from stems as tough as twine, but along about springtime they’ll fret themselves free.