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    LIQUIDAMBAR
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    LIQUIDAMBAR

    Commonly known as Sweet gum

    THE autumn leaf-colour tree. The Sweet gum of the USA and Mexico with its maple-like (but tougher) leaves, breathtaking oranges, reds and purples and its gumball fruits, small, woody clusters that hang from branches in winter like those of London planes but spikier.

    Genus of 4 species of deciduous trees from moist woodland in eastern and southwestern Asia, North America and Mexico. The timber is used for furniture and veneers. The hardened resin from L. styraciflua can be chewed as gum.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Grown for their maple-like leaves which colour well in autumn and upright, open habit. A splendid specimen tree in a lawn.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern and southwestern Asia, North America, Mexico.
    • Deciduous
    • Tree
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Liquidambar - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    varieties
    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Golden Sun'
    New leaves emerge pale yellow in spring, changing to green in summer and turning red in autumn. Golden-yellow stems
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Palo Alto'
    Pyramidal habit with good autumn colour.
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
    Fastigiate habit with spectacular autumn colour in hues of orange through red to purple
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    Large
    £80.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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