Liquidambar Aurea
Sweetgum Tree
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Common Name: Sweet Gum Tree
Latin Name: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Aurea'
Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height and spread: 14m/7m
Special features: Deeply incised leaves that emerge a rosy-yellow colour.
The Liquidambar 'Aurea' is a fantastic variety of sweet gum and it is one of the best varieties for changing leaf colour. The leaves emerge as a rosy-yellow colour and, come summer, they turn to green with creamy speckles on them; come autumn, the leaves produce a final burst of red before falling. This tree is a slow-grower and it grows to have a broad, pyramidal habit. This tree develops a great sense of character with age, as its bark becomes marked with deep grooves.