Plants of the Liquidambar Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

 

Liquidambar acalycina

Chinese Sweetgum
An uncommon, deciduous tree that makes a good shade tree, w/ reddish-maroon new leaves in spring, changing to green, then burgundy in the fall.
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  • Liquidambar acalycina 'Burgundy Flush' // Burgundy Flush Chinese Sweetgum

 

Liquidambar styraciflua

American Sweetgum
A large, adaptable, deciduous tree w/ mace-like, "gum-ball" fruits & excellent fall color.
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  • Liquidambar styraciflua // American Sweetgum ("straight species")
  • Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine' // Moraine Sweet Gum
  • Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba' // Roundleaf Sweetgum
  • Liquidambar styraciflua 'Silver King' // Silver King Sweetgum
  • Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' // Slender Silhouette Sweetgum