LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA Botanical Name LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA
lik - wid - AM - ber sti-ra-se- FLEW-uh Pronunciation lik - wid - AM - ber sti-ra-se- FLEW-uh
Common Name Sweetgum
Family Hamamelidceae
Life Cycle Deciduous perennial
Growth Habit Tree Height 60 - 75’ Width 40 - 50’ Upright
Arrangement Alternate
Leaf Star Shaped Length 5 - 7” Width 5 - 7”
Margin Serrated Lobed
Veins Palmate
Composition Simple
Flower Spring Inconspicuous
Fruit Fall Brown 1” syncarp a.k.a Dingleballs!
Exposure Sun
Growth Moderate
Use Specimen
Description Attractive tree with excellent fall color
Description Cv. ‘Rotundiloba’ -rounded lobes and no fruit
Cultural Practices Plant where roots can spread Transplant young trees
Problems Fruit causes litter in fall and winter
Zones 6 - 9
Native of Eastern USA