Life Form:

Deciduous tree

Average Height:

60-75'

Bark Characteristics:

Gray-brown and deeply furrowed.

Bloom Characteristics:

Flowers appear in small clusters in the spring.

Fall Color:

Yellow, dark red

Foliage Characteristics:

Alternate, palmate, leaves with entire margins. Have 5-7 rounded lobes. 4-8" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Does not fruit.

Structure:

Oval, pyramid

Range:

Cultivated

Description:

In addition to lacking the species’ notable “gum ball,” this sweetgum cultivar has rounded leaf tips.

Hardiness:

-20 -40 F

Attracts:

Birds with shelter

Bloom Time:

April to May

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

roundleaf sweetgum

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Saxifraganae

Order:

Saxifragales

Family:

Altingiaceae

Genus:

Liquidambar

Species:

styraciflua

Accession Number:

2012-1446A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7027e8212-0933-4e7e-b668-1b676ce96f9a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2012-1446A