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This tree grows at a medium to fast rate, with height increases of anywhere from 13\" to more than 24\" per year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHEIGHT: 60-75'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWIDTH: 40-50'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePrefers full sun\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eZones 5-9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat you are purchasing is 1 American Sweetgum Tree, featuring our GTSuper Roots System, at a size of your choosing. Handle with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.greenthumbsgarden.com\/pages\/abbreviation-glossary\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.greenthumbsgarden.com\/pages\/abbreviation-glossary\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

American Sweetgum Tree

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The American Sweetgum Tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a beautiful tree that is native to the southeastern United States. It produces star shaped leaves that remain on the tree until quite late into the fall, providing brilliant fall color, with leaves turning vibrant shades of yellow, orange, red and purple. Its shape is pyramidal, becoming more rounded with age and yields long-stemmed, woody, burr-like fruit that is approximately 1½" in diameter. American sweetgum seeds are eaten by eastern goldfinches, purple finches, sparrows, mourning doves, northern bobwhites and wild turkeys. Small mammals such as chipmunks, red squirrels and gray squirrels also enjoy the fruits and seeds. This tree grows at a medium to fast rate, with height increases of anywhere from 13" to more than 24" per year.

HEIGHT: 60-75'
WIDTH: 40-50'
Prefers full sun
Zones 5-9


What you are purchasing is 1 American Sweetgum Tree, featuring our GTSuper Roots System, at a size of your choosing. Handle with care.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 14 reviews
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Kristin Lucas
Sweet gum doing well

I ordered a sweet gum in Fall of 2021. I planted it where a big oak tree had been taken down. It is doing well, it is now 6 feet tall and miraculously surviving our drought (I do water frequently).

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Rodney

The tree appeared not to have enough roots.

M
Martha Peterson
American Sweetgum Tree

We received our little tree, beautifully packaged, with clear instructions for care. Very symmetrical healthy-looking little plant, now planted in the ground, awaiting springtime awakening and growth.

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Rebecca Patterson
Sweet gum

I received a small tree already planted hopefully it will grow to a big beautiful tree. The package was done well so fingers crossed.

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Paul Vavra
Sweet gum

Very satisfied with the tree, looks healthy, packaged well, can't wait to plant it this fall

Customer Reviews

Based on 14 reviews
86%
(12)
0%
(0)
14%
(2)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
K
Kristin Lucas
Sweet gum doing well

I ordered a sweet gum in Fall of 2021. I planted it where a big oak tree had been taken down. It is doing well, it is now 6 feet tall and miraculously surviving our drought (I do water frequently).

R
Rodney

The tree appeared not to have enough roots.

M
Martha Peterson
American Sweetgum Tree

We received our little tree, beautifully packaged, with clear instructions for care. Very symmetrical healthy-looking little plant, now planted in the ground, awaiting springtime awakening and growth.

R
Rebecca Patterson
Sweet gum

I received a small tree already planted hopefully it will grow to a big beautiful tree. The package was done well so fingers crossed.

P
Paul Vavra
Sweet gum

Very satisfied with the tree, looks healthy, packaged well, can't wait to plant it this fall