Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Rotundiloba American Sweetgum

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Yellow-green in spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous deep green spring and summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color is variable in quality and can range from yellow to dark burgandy)
 Ultimate Height:
60-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-30 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
 Range:
Discovered in 1930 growing wild in North Carolina
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves alternate, simple, 4-7.5" long and wide, star-shaped (5-7 rounded lobes), and finely serrate. Ovate buds (0.25-0.5" long) are reddish green-brown. Stems are rounded to somewhat angled, often developing corky wings. Sap has gum-like consistency.

Additional Information

'Rotundiloba' has distinctly rounded leaf lobes and is fruitless. This cultivar is also narrower than the species and has variable yellow to burgundy fall color. It is difficult to establish good branching and canopy on young 'Rotundiloba' trees. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Rather difficult to transplant in large sizes. Select northern stock for use in North.

26 Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' found

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12018_01086*AFOOD
2ORIG_7560*APRSV
3ORIG_7809*AORIG
42018_01086*DFOOD
52023_00260*AMCUT
62023_00260*BMCUT
72023_00260*CLOLC
82023_00260*DMCUT
92023_00260*EMCUT
102023_00260*FMCUT
112023_00260*GMCUT
122023_00260*HMCUT
132023_00260*IMCUT
142023_00260*JMCUT
152023_00260*KMCUT
162023_00260*LMCUT
172023_00260*MMCUT
182023_00260*NMCUT
192023_00260*OMCUT
202023_00260*PMCUT
212023_00260*QMCUT
222023_00401*AHRTP
232024_00126*ABIDC
242024_00126*BBIDC
252024_00126*CBIDC
262024_00126*DBIDC

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