Liquidambar styraciflua

American Sweet Gum

  • Moderately hard wood
  • Used in perfumes, medicine, and chewing gum!
  • Attracts birds

American Beauties Native Plants

Purchase options for American Sweet Gum

  • Size: 3 Gallon 36-42"
  • Status: BeautiFULL
  • Availability: Online

$108.00

Success Starts With Soil

A large pyramidal, open crowned, low maintenance, deciduous tree with glossy, gold, yellow, and orange leaves. Produces inconspicuous yellow-green flowers that appear in April and May. Female flowers yield hard fruit that appear August through September, known as gum balls.

Attributes
• Native
Foliage Color
• Orange
• Yellow
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Songbirds
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Liquidambar styraciflua

Plant in full sun to partial shade. Thrivves in well-drained soils.