Liquidambar styraciflua Red gum

Liquidambar styraciflua Red gum

Product details

Height

9-12 m

Width

5-6 m

Growth

medium, upright continuous trunk, strong branches, wide

Leaf

5-7 lobed, lobes pointed, shiny dark green, autumn leaves from yellow to orange, red to brown-violet

Flower

monoecious, male green, upright ears, female, hanging, roundish, V

Fruit

capsules, in roundish heads hanging on long stems

Requirements

deep, fresh to moist, nutritious soil, avoids chalk, no soil compaction, frost-sensitive when young

Use

solitary tree for gardens and parks, street tree in areas not paved

Note

bark with cork strips; tolerates brief droughts

Item number

#18930003

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