American Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Tree Seeds (Fall Color, Hardy, Fast)

Description: American Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Tree Seeds Showy Fall Colors, Fast Growth, Fragrant Leaves, Shade Tree, Cold, Wind and Drought Tolerant, Bonsai American Sweetgum is a low maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native to Eastern United States and Mexico. It typically grows to 60 to 80 feet tall with a straight trunk. Habit is pyramidal in youth, but it gradually develops an oval-rounded crown as it matures. American Sweetgum features glossy, long-stalked, deep green leaves, 4 to 7 inches with toothed margins. Each leaf has 5 to 7 pointed, star shaped lobes. Leaves are fragrant when bruised. Fall color at its best is a brilliant mixture of yellows, oranges, purples and reds. Branchlets may have distinctive corky ridges. Non-showy, monoecious, yellow-green flowers appear in spherical clusters in April-May. Female flowers give way to the infamous gum balls which are hard, spherical, bristly fruiting clusters to 1 1/2 inch diameter. Gum balls mature to dark brown and usually remain on the tree through the winter, but can create clean-up problems during the general period of December through April as the clusters fall to the ground. The small seeds from the Gum balls are eaten by birds, squirrels and chipmunks. The common name of Sweet Gum refers to an aromatic balsam or gum that exudes from wounds to the tree. In further reference to this gum, the genus name basically means liquid amber and the specific epithet means flowing storax. This gum has been used in the past for a variety of purposes, including chewing gum, incense, perfumes, folk medicines and flavorings. Tree wood has been widely used for a number of applications including flooring, furniture and home interiors. Leaf: Alternate, simple, palmately veined, orbicular, 4 to 6 inches across with 5 to 7 lobes (look like stars), and a finely serrate margin. Shiny green above and pubescent in the axils of the veins below. Fragrant when crushed. Flower: Monoecious; female borne on a slender stalk, capped with a globose head, male flowers borne on an upright raceme; both are small, bright yellow-green (tinged with red) and not showy, appear in early to mid-spring. Fruit: Easy to identify spiny "gumballs", woody brown spherical cluster of capsules, 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter with openings in the surface that release 2 seeds from each capsule; maturing in fall. Twig: Medium textured, shiny green to yellow-brown, usually with apparent corky outgrowths, particularly when fast growing. The terminal bud is large and is usually sticky, covered with green to orange-brown, shiny scales. Bark: Gray-brown, irregular furrows and rough rounded ridges. Form: A medium to large tree to 80 feet tall with a straight stem and a pyramidal crown, especially when young. Other Names: Sweet Gum, American Sweetgum, Sweet-gum, Alligator-wood, American-storax, Bilsted, Red-gum, Satin-walnut, Star-leaved GumZone: 5 to 9Growth Rate: Fast to MediumPlant Type: Medium to large sized deciduous tree. Family: HamamelidaceaeNative Range: Eastern United States, MexicoHeight: 60 to 80 feet Spread: 40 to 60 feet Shape: PyramidalBloom Time: April to MayBloom Color: Yellow-greenSun: Full Sun Fall Color: Brilliant mixture of yellows, oranges, purples and reds.Drought Tolerance: Moderate to HighWater: Medium Maintenance: LowSite Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Intolerant of shade. Prefers deep, moist, fertile soils, but seems to tolerate a wide variety of soils. Avoid alkaline soils.Uses: Excellent shade, lawn or park tree. Must be planted in large area with room to grow. Fruit can cause litter problems that detract from using this tree as a street tree. Bonsai. Sowing Liquidambar styraciflua Seeds:For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.Scarify: Soak in water for 24 hoursStratify: Cold 60-90 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium.Germination: Sow 1/8” DeepFor more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following link:https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2007/08/fcpg018.pdf Germination:Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details.Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing.Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing.Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes.I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process. 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Location: Elko, Nevada

End Time: 2023-12-11T21:11:30.000Z

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