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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' (Standard) - Sweet Gum

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' (Standard) is more commonly known as the Sweet Gum, a robust and majestic tree famed for its distinctive star-shaped foliage and grand proportion of 60-75 feet in height and 40-50 feet wide spread. The visually captivating beauty of this deciduous tree comes to full showcase in the fall when the lush green leaves transform with the seasons, revealing an array of autumnal hues from brilliant yellow to warm orange and radiant red. Not just known for its fall color show, the Sweet Gum displays a year-round interest with its grey bark that hosts a fragrant, medicinal resin. Additionally, it sets itself apart with a seedless variety, eliminating unsightly mess and leaving you to marvel at its stylish architecture and unique, spiky seed pods. Enduring full sun exposure and thriving in moist, well-drained soils, this spectacular variety brings resilience and a high dose of charm to any landscape. Create a garden that is not merely a space, but a living canvas of ever-changing hues with the Sweet Gum.

  • Size: Up to 60-75 feet tall and 40-50 feet wide
  • Foliage: Star-shaped leaves that transition from green to yellow, orange, and red in autumn
  • Water usage: Moderate to high
  • Sun exposure: Full sun
  • Additional feature: Seedless variety with spiky seed pods and fragrant, medicinal resin.
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