Sweet Gum Seedlings - 10 Pack

Sweet Gum Seedlings or Liquidambar styraciflua, also known as American Storax, satin-walnut, and star-leaved gum, are trees native to a large part of North America, stretching all the way down to extreme northern central America. They thrive in warm, tropical regions such as Mexico and the Southern United States. 

The Sweet Gum Seedlings Can Live For Over 400 Years

The tree features a symmetrical, egg-like shape when its branches get too heavy during its first couple of years of cultivation. It produces round fruit that carries its seeds and remains on the tree until the winter months. The branches have a distinctive growth pattern that has made people remark upon it as “wing-like” in appearance. In the wild, the trees have been observed to grow as high as 150’. The tree lives for quite a long time, up to 400 years. 

Sweet Gum Seedlings Have Yellow And Purple Foliage In The Fall

Sweet Gum Seedlings leaves turn red-yellow-purple in the fall, which offers a vibrant splash of color to your property, lawn, or landscape. It’s also a great shade tree and is one of the most popular choices for commercial hardwood lumber in the United States. It also attracts a range of wildlife, such as a variety of birds (finches, turkeys, and morning doves, to name a few) and ground animals, such as chipmunks and squirrels, who feast on the fruits and seeds produced by the tree. In the proper situations, the tree can grow between 1-2 feet per year. 

Sweet Gum Seedlings Thrives In Many Soil Types

Sweet Gum Seedlings can flourish in an assortment of soils, require very little upkeep, and come in a range of vibrant and beautiful colors to add to your landscape. They also attract a range of wildlife, making them an excellent choice for your landscape, and they have tangible environmental benefits. 

Hardy Planting Zone: 5-9

Bloom Color: Colors ranging from Red, Yellow, and Purple in the fall

Height at Maturity: 60-75’ (can grow as high as 150’ in the wild)

Soil Type Preferred: Various (thrives in loamy, acidic, moist, well-drained, sandy, wet, and clay soils)

Sun or Shade: Full Sun or Shade