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.

Further Reading....
  • Deciduous
  • Tree

Buy Varieties of LIQUIDAMBAR

LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina

LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina

Sweet gum

large three lobed leaves are bronze-purple at first fading to dark green. A hardy Chinese species which holds its leaves well into winter

 
Large
£85.00 each 
LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Burgundy Flush'

LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Burgundy Flush'

new growth deep reddish purple in spring.

 
Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only Gift-wrapping available
£25.00  
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
LIQUIDAMBAR formosana

LIQUIDAMBAR formosana

Sweet gum

attractively red tinted in spring and again the autumn

 
£30.00 each 
Notify me when this plant is available to order
Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2024 - Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
LIQUIDAMBAR orientalis

LIQUIDAMBAR orientalis

Oriental sweet gum

a slow growing species from Turkey with small five lobed leaves. Excellent autumn colour

 
£35.00 each 
Notify me when this plant is available to order
Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

Satinwood, Sweet gum

maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly

 
Small
Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only Gift-wrapping available
£18.50 each 
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
Large
£75.00 each 
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Golden Sun'

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Golden Sun'

Satinwood, Sweet gum

new leaves emerge pale yellow in spring, changing to green in summer and turning red in autumn. Golden-yellow stems

 
Small
£25.00 each 
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Palo Alto'

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Palo Alto'

Sweetgum

pyramidal habit with good autumn colour.

 
Small
Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only Gift-wrapping available
£25.00  
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
 AWARD
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Satinwood, Sweet gum

fastigiate habit with spectacular autumn colour in hues of orange through red to purple

 
Small
Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only Gift-wrapping available
£25.00 each 
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
Large
£80.00 each 
 AWARD
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Satinwood, Sweet gum

long narrow lobes to the leaves which turn yellow and orange in the autumn. Occasionally produces fruit which other varieties do not in the UK

 
Small
Gift Wrapping available on this plant - UK Delivery Only Gift-wrapping available
£20.00 each 
Gift Wrapping available on this plant
Large
£80.00 each 

Useful extras...

Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00

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.
Only £8.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50

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™.
Only £7.50