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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.

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    • 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
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    Liquidambar - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    Varieties
    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
     
    Small
    £35.00
    Large
    £85.00
    LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina 'Burgundy Flush'
    New growth deep reddish purple in spring.
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00
    LIQUIDAMBAR formosana
    Attractively red tinted in spring and again the autumn
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua
    Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly
     
    Small
    £18.50
    Large
    £75.00
    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
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    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Palo Alto'
    Pyramidal habit with good autumn colour.
     
    Small
    £25.00
    LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
    Fastigiate habit with spectacular autumn colour in hues of orange through red to purple
     
    Small
    £25.00
    Large
    £80.00
    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
     
    Small
    £20.00
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    Large
    £80.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tree & Shrub
    Tailored specifically to help feed both trees and shrubs. Recommended for first year after planting use to support newly planted trees and shrubs establish themselves. Also good for potted shrubs and trees to enable them to thrive.
    1KG packet
    £8.25
    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
    Tie in slate labels
    £10.00
    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
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