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  • Row of medium-size Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon pleached trees at Barcham Trees nursery
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  • Instant pleached sweet gum
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Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon pleached

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Our new stock is growing! New stock will be available 1st September 2025.

About this product

We have grown Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon to order with a mix of clear stem heights over the years ranging from just 50cm to 2 metres, but the pleached panel remains the same dimension, 1.2 metres in diameter, by 1 metre high.

Pruning back to the frame shape every winter provides an excellent stilted screening option above fence height for a small garden without losing out on any width of the outdoor space.

Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon is superb for its autumn colour display, with pretty maple-like leaves turning from yellow to claret from September to November.

It thrives on most free-draining soils and is the toughest of the Liquidambar range for the UK climate.

We also offer a non-pleached Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon, ideal for those seeking a more traditional appearance.

Mature height: 2-3m

Specifications

Common names
Sweet Gum
Height of tree
3-5m
Soil type
Well drained, Clay, Acidic
Shape
Pleached
Foliage Colour
Green
Looks good in
Summer, Autumn
Pleached tree
Yes
Privacy
Screening above the fence
Location
Garden
Genus
Liquidambar