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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.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - palmately 3- to 7- lobed leaves.
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Tree - upright, open habit. Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. Female ones are followed by spiky, spherical fruit clusters.
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Full sun - for best autumn colour. -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - 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. -
Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - eastern and southwestern Asia, North America, Mexico. -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Neutral to acid soil
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Buy Varieties of LIQUIDAMBAR
LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina >
Commonly known as: 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
LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Spinners' >
Commonly known as: Sweet gum.
New leaves emerge a dark blackish-purple then turning red and gradually fading to green. Rich burgundy colours in autumn
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua >
Commonly known as: Satinwood, Sweet gum.
Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly
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
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
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
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
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.
Only £10.20
Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20
