Conical, deciduous tree bearing glossy, dark grey-green leaves with five pointed lobes and creamy-white margins, the entire leaf turning shades of orange, purple and red in autumn. Insignificant greenish-white flowers in spring are followed by spiny, green fruit ripening dark brown.
Sweet Gum. A broadly conical tree with deeply divided, glossy leaves, turning dark blackish red in autumn. Height 25m. Spread 12m. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
Beautiful cultivar with a regular, pyramidal growth pattern, up to about 20m. The young leaf has a slightly purple hue and has reddish leaf stems. The leaves are somewhat smaller than typical of the species. In summer the foliage is bright green, turning orange-red to deep purple in autumn. The branches and trunk are conspicuously thickly covered with corky fissures.
Sweet Gum. A broadly conical tree with deeply divided, glossy leaves, turning purple then orange-yellow in autumn. Height 25m. Spread 12m. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
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