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Taxon
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine'
Common name:
Moraine 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.:
PP4,601; 14 October, 1980
Comments:
This fast-growing, deciduous, shade tree will grow 60-75' in height with an oval upright habit. Star-shaped, glossy green leaves in summer change to brilliant red in fall. Fruit is 1-1½" in diameter and will stay on for long periods of time. Nice lawn or street tree and very cold hardy.
Links:
US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
1:
ADG: AT16
(AT16)
• Accession: D1984-0468.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
PER: CP23
(CP23)
• Accession: D1998-0380.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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