Botanical Name: Liquidambar styraciflua ’Rotundiloba’
Common Name: Rotundiloba Sweetgum
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked tree (sometimes develops a second
leader part-way up canopy); develops strongly pyramidal form when young; white
corky bark develops on older branches; lateral branches short, spread horiz.
Height 20-40' (60')
Spread 1/2-2/3
Growth Rate moderate
Environment:
Exposure outdoors; full or partial sun; develops better fall color in full sun
Soil a deep moist loam preferred; tolerates wet soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 1-9, 14-24); thrives in warm humid areas
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate - whorled, 5-7 rounded lobes, 3-7" wide, margins entire; petioles 4-6" long; bright green, turning gold, orange or to purple-red in fall
Flowers small inconspicuous flowers in spring
Fruit none present; one of the diagnostic features of this variety
Propagation:
grafting
Usage:
prized for fall color and branch structure; suitable for lawn or street tree; for groves or screens; shallow surface roots and suckering is a problem. Replacement for Liquidambar species without fruit drop
Landscape Care:
Watering regular; tolerates lawn watering; can survive drought after established
Fertilizing balanced, in spring; add iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning remove lowest branches or thin as needed; avoid heading back
Pests/Diseases relatively free; resistant to oak root fungus
Special Conditions/Other
Origin: Eastern United States
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Notes:
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