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Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group

Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group

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In 2004, the yearbook of the International Dendrological Association proposed that Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group will now be used as the collective name for the group of variegated Liquidambar selections, hitherto known as ‘Aura’, ‘Aureum’ and ‘Variegata’. They are slow-growing trees but can ultimately attain a height of up to fifteen metres. The sweet gums classified under the Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group have an upright main trunk with a narrowly egg-shaped crown around four metres wide. 

Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group bears inconspicuous yellow-green flower spikes at the end of April or early May. This selection does not produce many fruits but the small, spiky, brown-green nuts which appear after flowering are very striking. The different cultivars of variegated sweet gums were formerly differentiated by minimal differences in the size of the leaf, variations in any spots and speckles and also colour variations in the (juvenile) autumn foliage. The familiar, palmate, 5-lobed leaf of Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group emerges yellowish with pink, colourful sections and in summer is marked with white-yellow mottling and speckles. For a sweet gum, the autumn colouring is rather subdued with yellowish to pale pink-red tints. The shoots and branches do not feature the corky fissures characteristic of Liquidambar. 

The selections of the Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group are ideal for use as a street or avenue tree. But also in parks and gardens the trees light up an area with their characteristic foliage and thus make a fine addition to the environment. The cultivars - owing to the possibility of sunburn on the variegated foliage - must not be placed in the direct glare of the sun. It does not tolerate wind well either as the group of trees has fragile, easily breakable branches. Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group enjoys a light and sheltered site on reasonably nutrient-rich to nutrient-rich, acid to neutral soil.

Types of planting

Tree types

standard trees feathered trees shade trees

Use

Location

street avenue park central reservation large garden cemetery

Pavement

none none open open sealed sealed

Characteristics

Crown shape

narrow egg-shaped narrow egg-shaped

Crown structure

semi-open semi-open

Height

7 - 15 m

Width

4 - 5 m

Winter hardiness zone

5B - 10B

Aspects

Wind

intolerant to wind

Soil

loess sabulous clay peaty light clay sand loamy soil

Nutrient level

moderately rich in nutrients rich in nutrients

Soil moisture level

moist wet

Light requirements

sun

pH range

acidic neutral

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Liquidambar styraciflua Variegata Group twigs

Flowers

Flowers

spikes heads discrete

Flower colour

yellow-green

Flowering period

April - May

Leaves

Leaf colour

variegated yellow buds yellow buds pink variegated leaf

Leaves

deciduous palmate scented with contusion laciniate crenate lobate

Autumn colour

pale yellow red pink

Fruits

Fruit colour

brown-green

Fruits

striking small capsule spiny nut

Bark

Bark colour

grey-brown

Bark

furrowed

Twigs

Twig colour

brown-green

Twigs

bare with lenticels

Root system

Root system

deep extensive fleshy roots central root

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Winter hardiness is a genetic characteristic and is not influenced by the location in which the plant is cultivated. This means that a plant that has been cultivated for many years in winter-hardiness zone 6 but has a winter hardiness of 3 is perfectly suited for replanting in a colder zone. It will thrive there thanks to its genetic characteristics.

When choosing planting for a project, the winter hardiness of the plants is extremely important. By choosing species that match the zone in which the project is being created, it is possible to ensure that plants can withstand the minimum temperature in that area.

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