Gumball Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gumball'
- Phonetic Spelling
- lih-kwid-AM-bar sty-rak-ee-FLOO-uh
- Description
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Seldom have we seen a more aptly named cultivar. This dwarf is truly a round "Gumball". Well worth having and as a bonus it has a great purple-red fall leaf color.
Multi-stemmed, globe-shaped shrub, rounded at the top and tapers to a wide base. Not a street tree, this shrub sweetgum won't get over 6' but it will be as wide as tall. Grown for foliage. Regular-sized leaves; yellow, orange, red and purple fall color. Best in moist, well-drained soil.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Liquidambar
- Species:
- styraciflua
- Family:
- Altingiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Verticillium Wilt Resistant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Purple/Lavender
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Regular sized leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
