Liquidambar Styraciflua Trees

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About Liquidambar Styraciflua Trees: Liquidambar Styraciflua is a rapid growing shade tree usually grown for its excellent fall color. It has an upright pyramidal growth habit in its youth and then becomes spreading, irregular and open as it ages. The star shaped lustrous dark green foliage turns a spectacular fall color, often a combination of green, yellow, orange, red and purple foliage, but sometimes solid crimson, burgundy or scarlet.


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Liquidambar Styraciflua
Liquidambar Styraciflua Tree Facts
Common Name:
Sweet Gum
Foliage:
Deep Green Leaves
Mature Height:
50-60 Feet
Mature Spread:
40 Feet
Soil:
clay, loam
Zones:
5-9
Moisture:
moderate

The Liquidambar Styraciflua tree usually does not flower or fruit for the first 15 to 20 years. It prefers full sun and can grow to 60 feet high and 40 feet wide. The Liquidambar Styraciflua tree has landscape value as a shade, specimen or focal point tree. It is an excellent lawn, park, or street tree. Birds like the seeds it produces. The bark has a corky appearance.

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