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| I am including a photo of 2 leaves from 2 different trees at a park near by my Southern Calif. home. The trees are beautiful, not sure if they're the same type of tree just different ages ? I would love to plant this type of tree. I'm including a photo showing a leave from each tree. Are they slow growing ? Thank you! |
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| Both are varieties of Sweetgum. The pointy one is Liquidambar styraciflua and the roundy one is Liquidambar styraciflua Rotundiloba. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 10, 12 at 19:01
| the seed are called gumballs ... and when the tree ages enough.. to start dropping them.. you will not be able to walk barefoot in your yard ... glorious PARK trees.. you better think long and hard about whether your yard is big enough ... also.. known for surface roots ... and suckers.. if you cut a root ... now.. if you just gotta have one.. check out the link ... who cares about all the other problems.. lol apparently i am a bit bipolar on my opinion of these trees.. lol ... oh.. and i forgot to mention.. the heavenly.. aroma of a crushed leaf. but it is very ephemeral.. lasting only seconds ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: pay real money for a variegated one ...
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| Thank you for your responses. Unfortunately I don't have the large yard needed. I just love the fall colors, something not too common in my neck of the woods. I think I will continue to search for something with nice Fall colored leaves but on a smaller scale. Any suggestions are appreciated. Maybe something in the Maple family that is smaller. ?? |
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- Posted by jfacendola none (My Page) on Wed, Dec 12, 12 at 16:04
| FYI the rounded leaf one won't produce the spiny balls everybody whines about. |
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