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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Silver King'

 
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Silver King' - Silver King sweetgum
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Common name: Silver King 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: This rare, slow-growing, deciduous, shade tree will grow about 20' tall and half as wide in 20 years with an oval upright habit. Its attractive star-shaped leaves, with 5-7 lobes, are variegated glossy green and white. In fall the leaves take on rose colored tints. Fruit is 1-1½" in diameter and will stay on for long periods of time. Bark can become furrowed and corky over time for a nice winter effect. A nice specimen tree.
Links: RHS Horticultural Database

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AS12 (AS12) • Accession: D2002-0213.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: PKW: AO04 (AO04) • Accession: D2000-0591.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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