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23 gru 2021 · All you need to know about growing a sweet gum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, including site, ultimate size and care. Advice from Gardeners' World Magazine.
6 mar 2023 · How to Grow and Care for Sweetgum Trees. Plus what to do with the sweetgum balls that fall everywhere. The American sweetgum is a tall, deciduous tree with glossy green leaves in summer, best grown for its fall foliage; often, multiple colors (red, orange, yellow, purplish) will be found on the same plant in autumn.
18 lut 2024 · Plant sweet gum trees in consistently moist, but well-drained soil that has an acidic or neutral pH. Apply supplemental water to the new plants the first year, being sure that dry soil receives water. Water these shade trees during drought to prevent dieback.
Rivaling the best Japanese maples, award-winning Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ (Sweet Gum) is a magnificent, deciduous tree adorned with a straight trunk and a broadly conical crown at maturity.
It is recommended to plant sweetgum in fall to allow for root development before winter. You may also plant container-bought sweetgum in spring. Note that the size of sweetgum trees is very variable, and ranges from 25 to 115 feet (8 to 35 m) depending on the variety and the growing conditions.
3 lut 2021 · Caring for Sweet Gum Trees. Once established, sweetgums need very little care. You don't need to fertilize them every year, although they appreciate some general purpose fertilizer or compost every few years. The trees are drought tolerant and don't need to be watered once mature.
It's one of the best trees for autumn leaf colour. As temperatures fall in autumn, its large, lobed, maple-like leaves turn from green to glowing shades of orange, red, yellow, or purple. The species is a tall-growing deciduous tree that needs plenty of space to grow – ultimate height ranges from 10m to more than 20m, with trees taking around ...
