Liquidambar Orientalis
Oriental Sweet Gum Tree
Liquidambar are deciduous trees grown for their colourful maple-like leaves, that give wonderful Autumn colour. It bears flowers and fruit that are both inconspicuous. Needs Winter protection against frost
Contributed by @olivers
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Oriental Sweet Gum Tree
Latin name
Liquidambar Orientalis
type
Deciduous tree
family
Altingiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
6.00 M
10.00 M
Liquidambar Orientalis
Liquidambar are deciduous trees grown for their colourful maple-like leaves, that give wonderful Autumn colour. It bears flowers and fruit that are both inconspicuous. Needs Winter protection against frost
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Inconspicuous flowers, male and female, are borne in Spring, followed by globed fruits made up of many spiked seed capsules known as burrballs or monkey-balls. These ripen in Autumn, but often stay on the tree through Winter
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in lime-free soil in a sunny, or partially sunny, site.
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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