Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Michael Dirr
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' (click for large image)
Rotundiloba American Sweetgum
Common Names:
  • Rotundiloba American Sweetgum
 
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Origin:

  North Carolina  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 9

Dirr says: "Probably hardy to -10 degrees F."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 50' to 100'.
Dirr says: "more narrow pyramidal than the typical species type."

Flowers:

  Color(s): Green
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and purple in the fall.
Dirr says: "lustrous dark green and turn rich reddish purple fall color. Fall color varies from year-to-year with a range of yellow to dark burgundy. I have seen a branch reversion to the typical leaf shape and this should be kept in mind when growing the tree."  

Fruit:

  Dirr says: "The plant sets no fruit which is sufficient reason to grow it. Have seen a fruiting branch of 'Rotundiloba'; like any chimeral plant, from whence it came, it can return."  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a shade tree.

Dirr says: "Lawn, park or street tree but needs large area for root development. Has become more popular in commerce."

Other:

   
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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