Liquidambar styraciflua
American Sweet Gum
- Moderately hard wood
- Used in perfumes, medicine, and chewing gum!
- Attracts birds
- Category: Tree
- Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 60-80 ft
- Spread: 40-60 ft
Purchase options for American Sweet Gum
- Size: 3 Gallon 36-42"
- Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
- Availability: Online
$104.00
- Size: 3 Gallon 4-5'
- Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
- Availability: Online
$104.00
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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 |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Songbirds |
Programs
| • | American Beauties Native Plants® |
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Growing Tips for Liquidambar styraciflua
Plant in full sun to partial shade. Thrivves in well-drained soils.