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Liquidambar styraciflua Gold Beacon

Golden Sweetgum

Compact pyramidal tree whose star-shaped glossy leaves emerge light green in spring, maturing to gold in early summer, then changing to purple, orange and yellow in fall.

  • »  Compact pyramidal crown
  • »  Branchlets may have distinctive corky ridges
  • »  Star-shaped glossy leaves emerge light green, maturing to gold
  • »  Fall colour of purple, orange and yellow
  • »  Non-showy yellow-green flowers appear in clusters in early spring
  • »  Female flowers give way to hard, bristly, "gumballs"

5gal
$249.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:12-13 m
  • Spread:9-10 m
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Critter
Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
Fall Color
Fruit
Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
Spring
Habit
Pyramidal
Tree form
Upright
Foliage Color
Golden
Yellow
Landscape uses
Specimen
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gold Beacon'

An excellent ornamental tree with a splash of summer colour and brilliant fall colour. Fall colour is intensified in slightly acidic soil.