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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' - summer foliage

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' - golden winter stems

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' - summer foliage

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' - golden winter stems

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun'

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£43.20 £48.00 -10%

(Sweet Gum) New to us, this is a lovely, compact small, deciduous tree with light yellow-green young leaves in spring, turning dark green in summer with orange and red autumn colour. Unusual golden young stems which retain their colour through the winter.

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Supplied Size:

3 litre pot (2-3 years old, 40-60 cm tall)

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Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
Soil: Moist, fertile soil. Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' will grow well in most areas but will produce its most bright and vivid autumn colour in lime free or acidic soils.
Hardiness: Reasonably hardy. Young plants can suffer die back after very severe late spring frosts, but usually recover well.
Rate of Growth: Moderate .
Habit: Liquidambar styraciflua 'Golden Sun' will grow to be a small, conical tree.
- Height: up to 6 - 8 m (20 - 26 ft)
- Spread: 3 - 4 m (10 - 13 ft)

Notes: The autumn colour of individual plants will vary according to weather and in particular the pH of your soil. The best, most vivid colours will occur in lime-free or acid soils. A liberal annual application of flowers of sulphur around the base of a Liquidambar, at a rate of up to 2 oz. per square yard on neutral or slightly alkaline soils will slowly lower the pH and intensify the autumn colour!

How Much Sun: Full Sun
Eventual Size: Tree - Small (4m - 8m)
Growing Conditions: Soil: Damp/Wet, Soil: Acid, Soil: Not Fussy
Special Features: Autumn Colour, Rare and Unusual, Ornamental Bark

Brand BlueBell Nursery

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