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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.
20 maj 2021 · Sweetgum trees (botanical name Liquidambar) are a species of large deciduous flowering trees with large lobed leaves, small globular flowers, and seed-containing spiky gumballs. Sweetgum trees are identified by their colorful lobed leaves that can be orange, red, yellow, or purple colors in the fall.
Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum) originates from eastern USA and was originally introduced to the UK in the seventeenth century. 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.
sweet gum 'Gum Ball'. A compact, rounded tree, often grown as a standard pom pom tree. Leaves are alternate, maple-like and dense and take on brilliant and long-lasting autumn colour. Flowers and fruits are inconspicuous, although fruits are a decorative spiky woody capsule.
Proper care is essential to the healthy establishment and long-term growth of a newly planted sweet gum tree. During the initial 2-3 years, it is crucial to exercise cautious watering practices for Sweet Gum trees, particularly during prolonged periods of dry weather or heatwaves.
