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LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua
Commonly known as Satinwood, Sweet gum
Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly
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Deciduous - palmately 5-lobed or 7-lobed, glossy, mid-green leaves to 15cm (6in) across turning orange, red and purple in autumn.
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Height - 25m (82ft) -
Spread - 12m (39ft)
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Tree - young shoots often have corky wings.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun - for best autumn colour. -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Medicinal properties -
Pests & Diseases - none. -
Place of origin - eastern USA, Mexico. -
Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Broadly conical
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Liquidambar - Growing Guide
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Buy Varieties of LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Golden Sun' >
Commonly known as: Satinwood, Sweet gum.
New leaves emerge pale yellow in spring, changing to green in summer and turning red in autumn. Golden-yellow stems
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon' >
Commonly known as: 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
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