| Description | Ward Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styracifua) is a narrow pyramidal form of Sweet Gum cold hardy and virtually seedless. |
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| Pronunciation | (lih-kwid-AM-bar)(steye-ra-see-FLO-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | has withstood -28 degrees F in Illinois (USA) |
| Fruit | spikey, woody seed balls (syncarp of dehiscent capsules) |
| Leaves | green, 5 lobed, palmately lobed, lobes cut about 1/2 way, red to burgundy fall color |
| Stems | corky bark |
| Dimensions | 40 by 25-30 feet (HS) |
| Native Site | Species plant native to southern and eastern USA |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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