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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'

 
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Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Liquidambar (lih-kwid-AM-bar) (Info)
Species: styraciflua (sty-rak-ee-FLOO-uh) (Info)
Cultivar: Rotundiloba

Synonym:Liquidambar barbata
Synonym:Liquidambar styraciflua f. rotundiloba
Synonym:Liquidambar styraciflua f. suberosa
Synonym:Liquidambar gummifera

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Category:
Trees

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral smiln32 On Jan 4, 2005, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:

This tree has excellent fall color. It requires good soil quality and needs considerable moisture. It's a great shade tree as the foliage is quite dense - and it grows rather quickly. It can reach a height of up to 100' in good growing conditions.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Little Rock, Arkansas
Morrilton, Arkansas
Elk Grove, California
Manteca, California
San Diego, California
Valley Center, California
Winnetka, Illinois
Clermont, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Valley Lee, Maryland
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Raleigh, North Carolina
Arlington, Texas
Lexington, Virginia



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