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sweet gum 'White Star'

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A deciduous tree with a compact, upright habit, growing to about 9m. The variegated, deeply divided, maple-like leaves are green with irregular, creamy white borders, turning red, orange and purple in autumn.

Scientific classification

Species: sweet gum 'White Star' (Liquidambar styraciflua 'White Star')
Genus: Liquidambar
Family: Hamamelidaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of sweet gum 'White Star'

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Quick identification of sweet gum 'White Star'

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sweet gum 'White Star' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing

Grow in lime-free, moderately fertile soil, in full sun or partial shade. Suitable for woodlands or as a specimen tree. Full sun brings out the best autumn colour.

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