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Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Description

A large forest tree to 100 feet tall or more and a straight trunk to 2.5 feet or more in diameter, with a conical shape when young and an upright, broad crown on older trees. Common to abundant in moist soil of valleys and lower slopes in hardwood forests and scattered with pines. Great for erosion control and shade tree with odd star-shaped leaves turning reddish in autumn.

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    $1.00

  • SKU: 92
  • Type: Hardwood
  • Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Moisture Zones: Central, Eastern
  • Soil Type: Moist
  • Windbreak: Fair
  • Erosion Control: Superior
  • Wildlife: Good
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

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USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.