Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet Gum 2-3ft

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Botanic Name (s):      Liqidambar styraciflua      2-3ft  

Common Name(s):     Sweet gum, red gum, sap gum   

Mature height :60-75'

Mature spread:50'

Flower Color/ Bloom Time :   yellow-green / April-may                                               

Fruit:          brown / July-January                            

Fall Color:Yellow Red Purple

Sun Exposure:  Full Sun     Part Sun    

Soil moisture:  Moist      Wet

Soil Ph:4.5-7

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture        

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay  

Sandy soil, coarse texture                                                                                          

Native Habitat:          Upland woods, slopes, ravnes, floodplains, streambanks           

Notes:          Erosion Control          Flood Tolerant                      Deer Resistant                                                                   

High Wildlife Value:        Beneficial Insects         Songbirds Game Birds   Small Mammals            Waterfowl     

FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands                                                                                                   

Native to Coastal Regions

Native To Mountain Regions                                                

Native to Piedmont Regions                                                                                           

Threatened / Endangered:       Connecticut   

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