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Common Name: Sweetgum      Latin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua      Size: 60 (min) to 75 (max)
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Plant Facts
Category: Tree
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
species: styraciflua
Cultivar:
species: styraciflua
Origin: e. U.S.A., Mexico
Size: 60 (min) to 75 (max)
Size Description: Large tree
Area: 33
Grid: 5
Notes: browse plant native plant
Recommended
Wet Soil Tolerant
Dry Soil Tolerant
Native
Rain Garden
Availability: Good Availabilty
Deer Resistance: N/A
Full Sun Tolerance: Performs Well
Part Shade Tolerance: Average Performance
Deep Shade Tolerance: Does Not Perform Well
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Location: Lakeside Park
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Age: Medium
Location: Miller Lueser Cabin, Clough Pike, Anderson Twp.
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Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
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Specimen: 202
University of Auckland
5 Alfred Street
Auckland
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Specimen: 464
Requart Lane, Ft. Mitchell, KY
40 Requart Lane
Fort Mitchell
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LatLng: -36.851393, 174.769406 39.0361796, -84.5569234
From Question and Answer Forums: What are others saying about this plant?
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
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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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