Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun'
Sweet gum 'Golden Sun'
Liquidambar Liquidambar
'Golden Sun' _ 'Golden Sun' is an upright, conical, deciduous tree with golden-yellow juvenile stems and glossy, five-lobed, mid-green leaves, pale yellow in spring and turning shades of orange, red, and purple in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' is: Deciduous
Conical
Insignificant or absent, Greenish-white in Spring
Pale-yellow in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red, Purple, Orange in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum 'Golden Sun') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 20-50 Years.
Specimen tree, Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Beds and borders, Architectural, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, acid or neutral, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Autumn colour is best in full sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun'
Sweet gum 'Golden Sun'
Liquidambar Liquidambar
'Golden Sun' _ 'Golden Sun' is an upright, conical, deciduous tree with golden-yellow juvenile stems and glossy, five-lobed, mid-green leaves, pale yellow in spring and turning shades of orange, red, and purple in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Conical
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Insignificant or absent, Greenish-white in Spring
Pale-yellow in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red, Purple, Orange in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum 'Golden Sun') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 20-50 Years.
Specimen tree, Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Beds and borders, Architectural, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, acid or neutral, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Autumn colour is best in full sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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