Sweet Gum

We have grown this 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 of 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 through to claret from September through to November.

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

Mature height: 2-3m

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