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The glossy long-stalked deep green leaves have toothed margins and take on brilliant shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red in the fall. Yellow-green flowers give way to the "gumballs", which are hard, spherical, bristly fruit clusters. Branchlets on this tree may have distinctive corky ridges.
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The common name refers to the "gum" which seeps from bark wounds. This "gum" has been historically used for a variety of purposes, including chewing gum, incense, perfumes, folk medicines and flavourings.
Liquidambar styraciflua is almost native to our area.
An excellent ornamental shade tree with brilliant fall colour, suitable for a wide range of locations, including typically wetter areas. Shows best fall colour in a slightly acidic soil.