Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' (08-10cm) 45l
Product Code: 306758
£499.00
- Common Name: Sweet Gum
- Other Common Name: Liquidambar Styraciflua 'Shadow Columnar Form'
- Liquidambar are deciduous trees grown for their alternate, maple-like leaves which take on brilliant and long-lasting autumn colour; flowers and fruits are inconspicuous
- 'Slender Silhouette' is a broadly conical specimen tree, with dense, alternate, maple-like leaves colouring though orange to brilliant purplish red in autumn. Flowers are insignificant and the fruits are decorative round, prickly, woody capsules
- Thrives in lime-free, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Grow in woodland or as a specimen tree. Full sun brings out best autumn colour
- Ultimate height: 12 meters. Ultimate spread: 2.5-4 meters. Time to Ultimate height: 10-20 years
- Generally pest and disease free
Description
Description
This is an extremely narrow columnar tree with a strong architectural form and striking autumn colour. Growing to approximately 6m high and just 1 metre wide in 20 years, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' really lives up to its name. The polished, deeply-lobed foliage is lush green through spring and summer, before turning vivid shades of purple, red, and orange in autumn. This Columnar Sweet Gum is ideal in a small garden where height
