Common Name: Sweetgum
Latin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Size: 60 (min) to 75 (max)
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| Quantity | Price | Vendor | Location | Notes | Date Identified |
| 3 | 140.00 | Natorp Nursery Outlet | Mason Ohio Lat: 39.31564068 Long: -84.33466403 | 2014-05-17 |
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I have a 45 yr. old sweetgum in my back yard that is a spectacular tree, SE Kettering, OH. I wrote earlier about my Forest Pansy Redbud. I have pictures of it also. I checked my records yes I have them I have had this specimen for 13 years, not 10 as I mentioned.Ron
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE IN OHIO CAN WE FIND THIS TREE,MY SON HAS A PROJECT TO DO AND I NEED TO KNOW WHERE IT GROWS IN OHIO.
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Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Origin: e. U.S.A., Mexico
Maximum Height: 75 feet
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SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Origin: e. U.S.A., Mexico
Maximum Height: 75 feet
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
species: styraciflua
Origin: e. U.S.A., Mexico
Size: 60 (min) to 75 (max)
Size Description: Large tree
Notes: browse plant
Characteristics:
| Availability: | Good Availabilty | ||
| Sustainability: | Good | ||
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Average Performance | ||
| Deep Shade Tolerance: | Does Not Perform Well |
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Location: Lakeside Park
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
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Location: Lakeside Park
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
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Fall Foliage and Fruit
Location: Miller Lueser Cabin, Clough Pike, Anderson Twp.
Age: Medium
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
Location: University of Auckland 5 Alfred Street Auckland NONE New Zealand
Specimen: 202
Specimen: 202
Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweetgum
Location: University of Auckland, near Waterloo St
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweetgum
Location: University of Auckland, near Waterloo St
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Location: Requart Lane, Ft. Mitchell, KY 40 Requart Lane Fort Mitchell KY
Specimen: 464
Specimen: 464
Mature tree in fall color
Location: Requart Lane, Ft. Mitchell, KY
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.145156100000000 Longitude: -84.507072633333300] Specimen: 1294
Location: National Arboretum 3501 New York Avenue Northeast Washington DC 20002 [Latitude: 38.911069683333300 Longitude: -76.971132583333300] Specimen: 1567
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.891637150000000 Longitude: -77.012539850000000] Specimen: 1672
Liquidambar styraciflua on Capitol Hill
Location: Capitol Hill, West Front
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2012
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.891628100000000 Longitude: -77.008107883333300] Specimen: 1710
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Location: Newport Kentucky Neighborhood Plants Newport KY [Latitude: 39.092917333333300 Longitude: -84.486474050000000] Specimen: 1846
Location: Newport Kentucky Neighborhood Plants Newport KY [Latitude: 39.092987533333300 Longitude: -84.486533250000000] Specimen: 1847
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.194333283333300 Longitude: 0.130022033333333] Specimen: 1948
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.193270250000000 Longitude: 0.130139700000000] Specimen: 1976
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Location: Location Captured with GPS Device [Latitude: 39.314167950000000 Longitude: -84.506866783333300] Specimen: 2421
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.269076583333300 Longitude: -84.367322200000000] Specimen: 2424
Location: South America: Chile, Peru, Ecuador Santiago, Chile [Latitude: -33.317205216666700 Longitude: -71.348432416666700] Specimen: 2559
Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: -33.413791366666700 Longitude: -70.603953150000000] Specimen: 2577
Location: Harbin Park Harbin Park Fairfield OH 45014 [Latitude: 39.314013000000000 Longitude: -84.507031900000000] Specimen: 2964
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.230597983333300 Longitude: -84.375158550000000] Specimen: 2967
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.286680216666700 Longitude: -84.359443166666700] Specimen: 2973
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.287416150000000 Longitude: -84.359322433333300] Specimen: 2974
Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Garden 500 Wildlife Parkway Columbia SC 29210 [Latitude: 34.008105490000000 Longitude: -81.072437260000000] Specimen: 3073
Location: Sharon Woods Park Sharon Woods Park Sharonville OH [Latitude: 39.285047083333300 Longitude: -84.384420850000000] Specimen: 3134
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Liquidambar at Fletcher Moss
Location: Fletcher Moss Botanic Garden, Manchester, United Kingdom
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2013
Location: Birmingham (UK) Botanic Gardens Westbourne Road Birmingham B15 3TR [Latitude: 52.465426536066700 Longitude: -1.929528857031410] Specimen: 3502
Liquidambar styraciflua
Location: Birmingham Botanic Gardens, UK
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2013
Location: Oak Hill Cemetery Princeton Springdale OH 45246 [Latitude: 39.287382466666700 Longitude: -84.472783800000000] Specimen: 3732
Location: My Plant Collection [Latitude: 45.531727816666700 Longitude: -122.654651233333000] Specimen: 3759
Location: Die Flora, der Botanische Garten Koln (Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany) Amsterdamer Strasse 34 D- 50735 Koeln / Germany. Koeln NRW Germany - Deutschland [Latitude: 50.945250750000000 Longitude: 6.963527550000000] Specimen: 3769
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 35.766273683333300 Longitude: -83.285266250000000] Specimen: 4290
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Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 48.418425000000000 Longitude: -123.365160430000000] Specimen: 4619
Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 48.458154540000000 Longitude: -123.375239920000000] Specimen: 4622
Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 48.564670170000000 Longitude: -123.467404930000000] Specimen: 4623
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Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park
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Location: Camp Campbell Gard [Latitude: 39.422851740000000 Longitude: -84.493765470000000] Specimen: 8787
Location: Camp Campbell Gard [Latitude: 39.423084690000000 Longitude: -84.495316580000000] Specimen: 8792
Location: University of Cincinnati 2600 Clifton Ave Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 39.133668590000000 Longitude: -84.519578940000000] Specimen: 9178
Location: University of Cincinnati 2600 Clifton Ave
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Location: Harrisburg, PA [Latitude: 40.265242550000000 Longitude: -76.884942460000000] Specimen: 10738
State Capitol building
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Blvd
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