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Taxon
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Burgundy' Burgundy™
Common name:
Burgundy™ 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 broadly conical tree to 60' tall by 40' wide. Wine-red fall color. Leaves are star-shaped, lustrous, bright green. Flowers are inconspicuous opening in April/May. Fruit is aggregate of capsules, with prickles so sharp that rabbits will not walk over them when used as a mulch around rabbit-damage prone plants.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
HAM: AX08
(AX08)
• Accession: D1995-0148.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual