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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

    Commonly known as Satinwood, Sweet gum

    Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly
    Large
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    10 to 15 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Courier Only due to the size of this plant.
    Due to limitations imposed by couriers, taller items might have to pruned to reduce height prior to dispatch.
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £75.00 each 
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    • Medicinal properties
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern USA, Mexico.
    • Deciduous
      Palmately 5-lobed or 7-lobed, glossy, mid-green leaves to 15cm (6in) across turning orange, red and purple in autumn.
    • Woodland garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Palmate
    • Lobed
    • Height
      25m (82ft)
    • Spread
      12m (39ft)
    • Tree
      Young shoots often have corky wings.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      For best autumn colour.
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly conical
    • Mature Size
      25m (82ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        12m (39ft)
      		  
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    Varieties
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    New leaves emerge pale yellow in spring, changing to green in summer and turning red in autumn. Golden-yellow stems
     
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Palo Alto'
    Pyramidal habit with good autumn colour.
     
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
    Fastigiate habit with spectacular autumn colour in hues of orange through red to purple
     
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    £25.00
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
    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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    £20.00
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    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    £80.00

    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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Garden Goodies
    Slate Plant Labels
    These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen. Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
    Stick in slate labels
    £10.00
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