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Row of medium-size Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette Sweet Gum trees at Barcham Trees nursery
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Liquidambar styraciflua Slender SilhouetteOut of stock
Our new stock is growing! New stock will be available 1st September 2025.About this product
With a leaf akin to Stella or Worplesdon, the shape of this tree is Liquidambar’s equivalent of Cupressus sempervirens!
Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette is extremely columnar and develops a height-to-width ratio of 5 to 1.
This American introduction also has a good autumn colour, with leaves turning yellow, orange, and red before the leaves fall.
Thriving on most free-draining soils, this narrow form is ideal for small gardens or restricted streets.
Autumn colour is more reliable on acid soils, and unlike its parent, many clones of Liquidambar styraciflua have smooth bark when young.
Mature height: 7-12m