PERFECT FOR MODERN LANDSCAPE; TALL PRIVACY SCREENING OPTION; SLENDER TREE THAT GROWS STRAIGHT UP

Species: Liquidambar styraciflua

Plant Size, Type & Delivery Height: 1.5” diameter trunk ; Greater than 8 Feet Tall; Balled & Burlap

Mature Height: 40-75

Mature Spread: 5-10

Growth Rate: Medium to Fast 12”-24”/year

Sunlight: Full Sun

Drought & Heat Tolerant: Not particularly

Description: This is a columnar variety of the American Sweetgum, which means it will grow in a slender column straight up. This makes this tree an excellent addition for the modern landscape or a tall vertical green privacy screen.

The American Sweetgum tree is a solid choice for Nashville’s yard. It is a tree that very much belongs in Middle Tennessee and usually has a compact form and shape to its canopy. This tree’s shape and colors make it very appealing. The leaves of the tree are distinctly star-shaped and are dark green and glossy.

Growing Considerations: The sweetgum tree prefers more moist than dry soils, but can withstand moderate drought conditions. This tree can withstand a wide variety of soils types, but prefers loamy soil types. If you have an area of your yard with a lot of leaf compost built up over the years, or perhaps you have a dark rich area your yard that is sunny, this tree will love it there!

The sweetgum is also a tree that can withstand the black walnut’s toxicity, and so where other trees would struggle around black walnuts, the sweetgum will do just fine.

Mono-culture Risk: None

Invasive Risk: None