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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
4 varieties
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Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Liquidambar trees
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Categories
Albizia (Silk) trees
1
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6
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1
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18
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2
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4
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1
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16
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1
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14
Japanese flowering cherries
21
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
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1
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8
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8
Liquidambar trees
4
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33
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14
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7
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2
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46
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
11
Our recommendations
17
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
4
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
2-year
3-year
4
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
4
7L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
4
Attractive bark
4
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
4
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
3
Upright-spreading / Vase
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
1
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
1
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
4
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
4
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
4
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
3
Average
1
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
4
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
3
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
3
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
4
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Liquidambar styraciflua
An attractive sweet gum tree with excellent autumnal foliage colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Palo Alto
This form of Liquidambar features long narrow lobed leaves and strong long-lived autumnal foliage colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Slender Silhouette
Slender Silhouette is a particularly columnar form of Liquidambar, with vibrant yellow and red autumn foliage colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua
Worplesdon
An elegant upright conical tree with excellent orange and gold autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Liquidambar styraciflua