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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum Ball'
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£48.00
(Compact Sweet Gum) A remarkable form of sweet gum with a 'lollipop' shape and a dense, compact & rounded, bushy head of branches.
The leaves are dark green, turning vivid shades of orange to purple in autumn before falling.
A striking cultivar, very suited for small gardens or for growing in a large container.
Please be aware that the currently available plants are not top worked. They have been grafted at ground level to grow as a rounded shrubs.
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(For any number of plants sent by courier)
Standard: £5.95
Shipped within 2-3 working days
Priority: £15
Shipped ASAP
Click & Collect: free
+5% discount
*Surcharges apply for delivery to Highlands & Islands.
- Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
- Soil: Moist, fertile soil. Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum ball' 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: Slow.
- Habit: Very small tree or even a shrub with a compact, densely branched head.
- Height: 2.5 m (8 ft).
- Spread: 2 m (6 ft).
- How Much Sun
- Full Sun, Light Shade
- Eventual Size
- Shrub - Large (3m+), Tree - Small (4m - 8m)
- Growing Conditions
- Soil: Damp/Wet, Soil: Acid, Soil: Not Fussy
- Special Features
- Autumn Colour, Suitable for Containers, Habit - Architectural, Rare and Unusual
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