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Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Spectacularly colourful pyramidal tree

The Highlights

    • One of the best deciduous trees for autumn colour, Worplesdon explodes with star-shaped foliage in brilliant shades of ruby red, orange and yellow
    • Winner of RHS Award of Garden Merit
    • Dense, rounded pyramidal crown makes this an excellent specimen or shade tree
    • Green deep-lobed leaves which unfurl in spring, changing to a glossy dark green over the summer before finally turning on their stunning autumn show. Clusters of bristly gum balls remain on the tree throughout the winter, making this a true four-season tree
    • Grows up to 12x8m but can be pruned to fit any garden
    • Low maintenance and resistant to pests and diseases
    • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
    • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
    • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Spectacularly colourful pyramidal tree
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The Highlights

    • One of the best deciduous trees for autumn colour, Worplesdon explodes with star-shaped foliage in brilliant shades of ruby red, orange and yellow
    • Winner of RHS Award of Garden Merit
    • Dense, rounded pyramidal crown makes this an excellent specimen or shade tree
    • Green deep-lobed leaves which unfurl in spring, changing to a glossy dark green over the summer before finally turning on their stunning autumn show. Clusters of bristly gum balls remain on the tree throughout the winter, making this a true four-season tree
    • Grows up to 12x8m but can be pruned to fit any garden
    • Low maintenance and resistant to pests and diseases
    • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
    • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
    • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

9L Eco Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Eco Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Eco Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.
Plant in 3L Pot

Height on arrival:

120-150cm inc. pot
30-60cm incl. pot

Eventual height:

12m (39ft)

Eventual spread:

8m (26ft)
8m (26ft)

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Green
Spherical clusters of yellow-green flowers
Green
Spherical clusters of yellow-green flowers

Habit:

Bushy
Bushy

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any condition including the occasional snowy winters in the UK
Fully Hardy
This tree is fully hardy, meaning it will survive under any condition including the occasional snowy winters in the UK

Rootstock:

Spacing:

Care Guide

High Pest/Disease resistance

Generally pest and disease resistantMORE

Water regularly when newly planted

Water regularly and generously for several weeks after planting or sowing, especially if you did it late in the season. After that, there is no need to worry about watering, except in long dry spells or drought

Full Sun or partial shade

Position in full sun (6h+) for the best autumn colour, but will tolerate partial shade

Well-drained slightly acidic sand or clay soil

Can grow in almost any soil from sandy to clay and from acidic to slightly alkaline

Prune Annually

Some pruning may be necessary to remove drooping lower branches

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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