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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"

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  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:12-13 m
  • Spread:9-10 m
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
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.