Liquidambar styraciflua 'Manon' (Sweet gum 'Manon')
Other names: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Albomarginata', Liquidambar styraciflua 'Albo-marginata'
'Manon' is a conical, deciduous tree bearing glossy, dark grey-green leaves with five pointed lobes and creamy-white margins, the entire leaf turning shades of orange, purple, and red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
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8m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet gum)
Other names: American red gum, American sweet gum, Bilsted, Copalm balsam, Red gum, Satin walnut
L. styraciflua is a mid-sized tree with palmate leaves that change to shades of reds, oranges and purples in autumn. This tree could be mistaken for an Acer however it has alternate leaves, whereas an Acer's leaves are opposite.
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12m max. spread |
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25m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum Ball' (Sweet gum 'Gum Ball')
Other names: American red gum 'Gum Ball', Copalm balsam 'Gum Ball', Satin walnut 'Gum Ball', Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gumball'
'Gum Ball' is a compact, deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown of deeply-lobed, glossy, mid-green leaves turning bright orange-red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring and are followed by clusters of woody, burr-like fruit capsules.
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2m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Stared' (Sweet gum 'Stared')
Other names: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Stella', American red gum 'Stared', Bilsted 'Stared', Satin walnut 'Stared', Copalm balsam 'Stared', Liquidambar styraciflua 'Star Red'
'Stared' is an upright, broadly conical, deciduous tree with deeply-lobed, glossy, mid-green leaves turning bright red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring and are followed by clusters of woody, burr-like fruit capsules.
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12m max. spread |
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18m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' (Sweet gum 'Worplesdon')
'Worplesdon' has a pyramidal shape and purple leaves turning orange-yellow in autumn.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Festival' (Sweet gum 'Festival')
'Festival' is an upright, conical, deciduous tree with palmately-lobed, glossy, mid- to bright green leaves turning bright red, yellow, orange, or purple in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring and are followed by clusters of woody, burr-like fruit capsules.
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3m max. spread |
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18m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' (Sweet gum 'Lane Roberts')
'Lane Roberts' is a medium broad-crowned deciduous tree with maple-like, glossy green leaves, turning dark-crimson in autumn. The flowers are insignificant and are sometimes followed by clusters of burr-like fruit.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Silver King' (Sweet gum 'Silver King')
Other names: Sweetgum 'Silver King', American red gum 'Silver King', Satin walnut 'Silver King', Copalm balsam 'Silver King', Satinwood 'Silver King'
'Silver King' is a conical, deciduous tree bearing glossy, grey-green leaves with five pointed lobes and irregular, creamy-white margins, the entire leaf turning shades or orange, purple, and red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
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6m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Variegata' (Sweet gum 'Variegata' )
Other names: Variegated sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Variegata' Overeynder
'Variegata' is a conical, deciduous tree bearing glossy, mid-green leaves with five pointed lobes, heavily striped and mottled yellow, the entire leaf turning shades of orange, purple, and red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
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6m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' (Sweet gum '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.
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3m max. spread |
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6m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
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