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| synonyms: American Sweet Gum, Red Gum, Sweet Gum |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Tall forest trees (above 10m) |
| leaf type: Palmate |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour |
| growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C |
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Liquidambar slyraciflua L. Sweet Gum, American Sweet Gum, Red Gum Deciduous tree, native to eastern United States and Central America. The timber is sometimes known as 'satin walnut'. Height to 45m (150ft) in the wild. Flowers open in May: males in round heads on a spike 5-7.5cm (2-3in) long; females solitary or in pairs about 1.2cm (½in) across. Fruits are about 2.5-3.7cm (1-1½in) across. Leaves are 5, sometimes 7 lobed, with fine toothed edges. The vein axils on the underside bear rust coloured tufts. Autumn colours are purple, deep red and orange. Z5.
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