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 | |
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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 |
TTU Plant Resources
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