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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum 'Golden Sun')
1 hour care
per year
per year
6m
Max height
Max height
3m
Max spread
Max spread
20-50 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun'
Other names
Sweet gum 'Golden Sun'
Genus
Liquidambar Liquidambar
Variety or Cultivar
'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
Habit
Conical
Flower
Greenish-white, Insignificant or absent in Spring
Foliage
Pale-yellow in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red, Purple, Orange in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Generally pest-free.
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum 'Golden Sun') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 20-50 years.
Suggested uses
Specimen tree, Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Beds and borders, Architectural, Woodland
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, acid or neutral, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Autumn colour is best in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun'
Other names
Sweet gum 'Golden Sun'
Genus
Liquidambar Liquidambar
Variety or Cultivar
'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.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Conical
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Colour
Flower
Greenish-white, Insignificant or absent in Spring
Foliage
Pale-yellow in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red, Purple, Orange in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Generally pest-free.
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum 'Golden Sun') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 20-50 years.
Suggested uses
Specimen tree, Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Beds and borders, Architectural, Woodland
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, acid or neutral, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Autumn colour is best in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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