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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Corky'
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Common name:
Corky sweetgum
Family:
Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Distribution:
Species native from e. United States to Central America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A strongly upright, conical tree 40-60' tall. Extremely winged branches and rose-red fall color. Leaves star-shaped, 4-8" across and lustrous dark green. Flowers inconspicuous (April/May), but yield to dark brown, sharply prickled fruit capsules. Twenty-five year old test plants are to this date fruitless, potentially a major improvement over the species.
Locations
1:
BCA: BQ32
(BQ32)
• Accession: D1995-0004.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
BCA: BR32
(BR32)
• Accession: D1995-0004.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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