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Liquidambar styraciflua
Liquidambar
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Uses: Highly ornamental tree from the North and Central America. Mostly grown for its attractive red and orange colour in autumn.
Is better suited to larger parks and gardens.
Can tolerate warm conditions but does require a moist well drained soil.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-pyramidal_d Pyramidal
  • Height 6-15m
  • Spread 5-6m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Altingiaceae
  • Botanical Name Liquidambar styraciflua
  • Common Name Liquidambar
  • Origin North America, Central America
  • Habit Erect, Spreding
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Yellow, Green
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Ball
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Deciduous
  • Seasonal Colour Autumn
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)
The following Adelaide Councils have this tree on their preferred species list: Gawler, Norwood, Payneham and St Peters