Liquidambar styraciflua
American Sweetgum
Forms a stately, pyramidal tree with well-spaced branches and rugged, corky bark. Handsome, shining, five to seven-lobed, maple-shaped leaves. A riot of red, orange, yellow, and purple autumn leaves over a long period. Colours well in all climates. In dry soil, produces a taproot that helps reinforce it against wind, but in wetter soil, only grows superficial roots and cannot tolerate much wind.
Exotic
Deciduous
Street
Paddocks
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Genus: Liquidambar
Species: Liquidambar styraciflua
Common Name: American Sweetgum
Description and Features
Description: Forms a stately, pyramidal tree with well-spaced branches and rugged, corky bark. Handsome, shining, five to seven-lobed, maple-shaped leaves. A riot of red, orange, yellow, and purple autumn leaves over a long period. Colours well in all climates. In dry soil, produces a taproot that helps reinforce it against wind, but in wetter soil, only grows superficial roots and cannot tolerate much wind.
Height: 6m
Width: 4m
Uses: Street, Paddocks
Winter Foliage: Deciduous
Origin: Exotic
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Yellow, Purple, Red, Orange
Winter: None
Spring: Green