Liquidambar styraciflua ~ Sweetgum-ServeScape
Liquidambar styraciflua ~ Sweetgum-ServeScape
Liquidambar styraciflua ~ Sweetgum-ServeScape
Liquidambar styraciflua ~ Sweetgum-ServeScape
Liquidambar styraciflua ~ Sweetgum-ServeScape

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweetgum

Regular price$337.68
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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Sweetgum is a large native deciduous tree with a straight trunk and a pyrimadal habit that becomes rounded with age.   The glossy green star-shaped leaves turns a mixture of yellows, oranges, reds, and purples in fall.  Female flowers give way to the distinctve spiky ‘gumball’ seedpods.  Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil. 

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

SE N. America, C. America; GA Native

Height: 

60' - 80'

Spread: 

40’ - 60'

Spacing: 

50'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

Green

Season of Interest: 

Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Water Regularly.  It can be susceptible to leaf spot and powdery mildew.  Seedpod drops can be messy or a hazard if planted near walkyas or paths.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWildlife GardensUrban Gardens, Foundational Planting, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Blue Spruce, JuniperBoxwood

IMAGES: (2) Mattinbgn contribs), Goulburn Court House Liquidambar styraciflua 001CC BY 3.0, (3) Bart from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Sweet gum budsCC BY 2.0,   Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizLiquidambar styraciflua kz2CC BY-SA 4.0,  (5) Liquidambar styraciflua kz3CC BY-SA 4.0,  

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