General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: Up to 50 feet
Plant Spread: 3-6 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Glossy green turning shades of golden-yellow, orange and burgundy-red in fall.
Fruit: Showy
Other: 1 to 1.5 inch round, spiky green capsule maturing to brown.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Yellowish-green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Columnar Sweetgum
  • Red Gum
  • Liquid Amber

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-12-02
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-12-02
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-06-20
Liquidambar ‘Slender Silhouette’

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: March 2017
A description at the show noted that the spiky seedpods on this c
Location: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Date: 2015-06-26

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Date: 2015-06-26
Location: FPF Home, Warren County, Kentucky
Date: 2022-06-19
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