Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' 12L
Product Code: 193698
£79.99
- Common Name: Sweet Gum
- '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
- Foliage: Deciduous. Habit: Columnar upright
- Position: Full sun, Partial shade. Aspect: South-facing or North-facing or East-facing or West-facing
- Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand. Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained. pH: Acid, Neutral
- Ultimate height: Higher than 12 metres. Ultimate spread: 2.5-4 metres. Time to ultimate height: 10-20 years
- Suggested planting locations: Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Low maintenance, Flower borders and beds
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 is desirable, for use as a focal point, breaking up the appearance of ugly buildings or planted in rows to create a formal avenue.
