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Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar, Sweetgum |
Description | This is a conical shaped tree which becomes rounded with age. It has beautiful finely toothed leaves which colour to shades of red, orange and purple during Autumn putting on a spectacular show. Flowers form in spring followed by spiky, woody, ball-like fruits which hang from the branches. Named Liquidambar due to its yellow reddish-brown sap. |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Form | Oval |
Mature Size | 20+ x 6m |
Uses | A beautiful large tree best suited in parks, acreage or large gardens. It has stunning foliage in autumn that makes it a great feature shade tree. |
Position & Soil | Prefers full sun in well-drained soils. A hardy tree once established that tolerates many growing locations including wet soil. |
Features | Giant Deciduous Oval Avenue Shade Tree Specimen |
Pot sizes in production | |
Substitutes |
• Acer rubrum 'Autumn Red' • Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' • Ginkgo biloba • Liriodendron tulipifera • Liriodendron tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum' • Platanus x acerifolia |
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