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Liquidambar Species, Formosa Sweetgum, Sweet Gum

Liquidambarformosana

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Genus

Liquidambar (lih-kwid-AM-bar)

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Species

formosana (for-MOH-sa-nuh)

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Synonym

Liquidambar acerifolia

Liquidambar edentata

Liquidambar formosana var. monticola

Liquidambar maximowiczii

Liquidambar rosthornii

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Deciduous

Height

over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing

over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

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MotherNature4

Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) | May 2005 | neutral

This tree is located in Winter Haven, FL in a public landscape. I will watch it with interest. MN4

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