Liquidambar > Liquidambar styraciflua > Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum Ball'
Liquidambar styraciflua
'Gum Ball'
Compact Sweet Gum Ball
| Family |
| Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus |
| Liquidambar |
| Species |
| styraciflua |
| Cultivar |
| 'Gum Ball' |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 11 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 - (-20) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 41 - (-4) |
| Height |
| 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Container planting, ornamental use, border and hedges. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, fertile and well-drained soil. Prefers sand and clay. |
| Shape |
| Dense, compact and bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Maple-like leaves that are 12 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Inconspicuous flowers that appear in spring. |
| Fruit Description |
| The flowers give way to spiny and spherical fruit in autumn. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green and become yellow, orange, red and burgundy as it matures and falls off in winter. The fruit and flowers are green. |
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