| 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 plantnative 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 | |||
| Plant Images and Specimens | |||
Age: Location: Planted By: Photo Credit: Direction: Season: | |||
Age: Location: Planted By: Photo Credit: Direction: Season: | |||
Age: Location: Lakeside Park Planted By: Photo Credit: Steve Foltz Direction: Season: | |||
Age: Location: Lakeside Park Planted By: Photo Credit: Steve Foltz Direction: Season: | |||
Fall Foliage and Fruit Age: Medium Location: Miller Lueser Cabin, Clough Pike, Anderson Twp. Planted By: Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein Direction: Season: Fall | |||
| Specimen: 202 University of Auckland 5 Alfred Street Auckland NONE New Zealand | |||
![]() Age: Planted By: Photo Credit: Brandan Jones Direction: Season: Summer | |||
![]() Age: Planted By: Photo Credit: Brandan Jones Direction: Season: Summer | |||
| Specimen: 464 Requart Lane, Ft. Mitchell, KY 40 Requart Lane Fort Mitchell KY | |||
| Age: Planted By: Photo Credit: Steve Foltz Direction: Season: |
LatLng: -36.851393, 174.769406 39.0361796, -84.5569234
| From Question and Answer Forums: What are others saying about this plant? |
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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 |
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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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