Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Rotundiloba American Sweetgum

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Yellow-green in spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage:
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:
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.
 Special Characteristics:
  • Shade Tree 172
  • Street Tree 130
  • Slow Growth Rate 269

    • 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.

    24 Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' found

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    202023_00260*NMCUT
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    222023_00260*PMCUT
    232023_00260*QMCUT
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