Monday, 12 October 2015

Liquidambar styraciflua


  • Common Name - American sweetgum 
  • Botanical Name - Liqiudambar styraciflua
  • Family - Altingiaceae
  • Bark - deeply fissured, corky
  • Leaf - simple, lobed, orbicular shape, acute apex, serrate margins
  • Flower - raceme inflorescence - March - May 
  • Bud - alternate
  • Fruit - capsule, August - September
  • Habit - open, stiffly upright
  • Form - oval, vertical
  • Size - 15 - 22m
  • Culture - acidic well drained soil, full sun

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