Botanical Name: Liquidambar styraciflua, 'Burgundy'
Common Name: American Sweet Gum 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, 5-7 lobed; 3-7" wide, with serrate lobes; petioles are 4-6" long; foliage is bright green;turns purple-red in fall Flowers unisexual, small, lack petals; pistillate flowers are in round heads (1" diameter); the staminate flowers in small terminal racemes Fruit tiny capsules; crowded in the round head "spiny ball" Propagation: seed, followed by grafting Usage: widely used vertical accent tree form, 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; fruit-drop Landscape Care: Watering regular; tolerates lawn watering-can survive drought after established Fertilizing balanced, in spring; add iron to correct chlorosis Pruning very little; remove only lowest branches Pests/Diseases relatively free; resistant to oak root fungus Special Conditions/Other Origin: Eastern United States Family: Hamamelidaceae Notes: |
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