Botanical Name: Liquidambar orientalis
Common Name: Oriental sweet gum Type of Plant: dicot: tree Habit of Growth: Overall Shape Upright, pyramidal tree, becoming rounded with age; very briefly deciduous in Southern California, juvenile trees are evergreen Height to 30' Spread to 15' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun preferred Soil prefers a neutral to acidic soil with good drainage Hardiness Hardy; Zones 5-9, 14-24 Morphology: Leaves Palmately lobed leaves to 4" across; normally 5-lobed with smaller lobes developing along primary ones gives a lacy effect Flowers male flowers in terminal racemes or panicles; female flowers in globose heads Fruit woody, spiny heads consisting of small capsules; persistent on tree Propagation: seed Usage: best used as grove or screen specimen in mass plantings; sometimes used as a street or lawn tree. This tree is not as aggressive as L. styraciflua in rooting and branch growth; good fall color in cold climates Landscape Care: Watering needs frequent watering, but does best where soils drain well; tolerates lawn watering well Fertilizing correct chlorosis where soils are alkaline Pruning shape lightly or head up for clearance; best if sparingly pruned Pests/Diseases none major Special Conditions/Other resistant to oak root fungus Origin: Turkey Family: Hamamelidaceae Notes: |
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