Botanical Name: Common Names:
Liquidambar styraciflua Oakville Highlight American Sweetgum, Sweet Gum,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Conical, Dense, Fastigiate, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
Medium deciduous tree with a fastigiate narrow habit and large green maple-like foliage that is very attractive in Autumn, displaying colours of purple, yellow and orange. Grows approx 15m tall x 4 wide. Great tree for screens, parks, avenues and along driveways.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Wind Break, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Hamamelidaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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