Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Liquidambar styraciflua Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Common Name: | sweetgum |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | park, street tree |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | pyramidal form |
| Height: | 60 feet or taller |
| Spread: | |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, deciduous star shaped (5 lobes) with serrate margins and palmate venation can have excellent red Fall color |
| Flower: | monoecious |
| Fruit: | syncarp (fleshy, aggregate fruit) of sharp, dehiscent capsules 1 - 2 inches in diameter |
| Bark: | deeply furrowed when older branches may have corky wings |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | full sun |
| Soil: | prefers slightly acidic soil |
| USDA Zone: | zones 5 - 9 |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | because of fruit, this tree has limited use in public areas; ‘Rotundiloba' is a fruitless cultivar that may overcome this problem needs a large area for root development |
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