Taxon

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Clydesform' Emerald Sentinel®

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Common name: Emerald Sentinel® sweetgum
Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Distribution: Species native from e. United States to Central America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.: PP10,676; 10 November, 1998
Comments: This narrowly conical selection of a native deciduous tree will grow 30' tall but only 12' wide. Star-shaped, glossy green leaves in summer change to yellow-orange to orange in fall. Fruit is 1-1½" in diameter and will stay on for long periods of time. This sturdy, upright tree is slower, more narrow growing than typical for species and works well as shade, lawn or street tree.
Links: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Plant Introductions • RHS Horticultural Database • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search • US Patent and Trademark Office- Trademark Search

Locations

  • 1: BCA: BQ32 (BQ32) • Accession: D2001-0505.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: BCA: BR31 (BR31) • Accession: D2001-0505.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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