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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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£48.00

(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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(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.

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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
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