Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum)
Pronunciation:
lick-wid-AM-bur stye-ruh-SIFF-loo-uh |
Family: Altingiaceae
Plant type: Deciduous Tree
Origin: Central America, Mexico
Mature size
Height: 15-22 m
Spread: 10-15 m
Habit: open stiffly upright
Form: oval vertical, pyramidal - widely
Texture: medium
Exposure - full sun
Leaves
Arrangement: alternately lobed simple
Shape: orbicular
Size: 5 inches
Margin: serrate
Characteristics: 5 lobed leaf, beautiful fall colour
Colour: green
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Flowers
Inflorescence type: raceme
Colour: not showy, yellow
Size: 2cm x 6 cm
Time: march april may
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Fruit type: capsule, multiple fruit
Colour: grey brown
Time: september october
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Stem
Description: single stem smooth, corky, deeply fissured
Colour: grey
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Propagation - seed, greenwood and softwood cuttings, layering
Comments - sap is used in medicinal trade, can be used in teas made from bark and roots, good for healing wounds
Pests - anthracnose, fall web worm
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