The sweet gum is a medium sized tree well-loved for its spectacular, intense autumn leaf colours and maple-like leaves. Foliage is deciduous, maple-like shiny dark-green when they first appear in May. When crushed give off a strong amber scent. In the autumn, the leaf colours become simply outstanding, sweet gum is one of the best autumn leaf colour trees on the planet.
Sweet gum preference is nutrient-rich sandy, loamy soils, they are tolerant of flooding. Sweet gum will not grow in chalk soil.
Sweet gum needs full sun only. It requires warmth.
Sweet gum will grow 60-90cm when planted in moist, deep nutrient-rich loamy soil, otherwise 20-40cm will be the expected annual growth rate.
Sweet gum require soil with acidic to neutral pH not for calcareous, alkaline soils.
Sweet gum has a far-reaching cordate shaped root system. Sweet gum is tolerant of long periods of ground flooding.
Sweet gum is an outstandingly beautiful, autumn leaf coloured tree. Only for sandy-loamy, nutrient-rich acidic to neutral soils.
Sweet gum should only be pruned to remove dead or damaged wood.
Every garden or street that has suitable soil should have a sweet gum tree, there are many varieties to choose from.
The friendly team of horticultural experts at Hortlands Nursery can assist you with your order.
Call 01895 438 811Living products are supplied in excellent condition. Handled by specialist horticulturalists and installed if applicable by our highly trained landscape teams. Plants, trees, hedges and other living horticultural products rarely fail, however when we do see failures its frequently caused by the lack of awareness of how to care for newly planted / installed living products. Information on how to care for your plant, tree or hedge can be found on our website or by contacting us on info@hortlands.co.uk or calling 01895 438811. Care and ownership of living products such as but not limited to plants, trees or hedges transfers to the client once delivered or installed. Hortlands will give information and guidance on how to best care for and manage living products supplied or supplied and installed but we cannot take responsibility for ongoing damages or failure of the product due to neglectful aftercare or contamination. Hortlands guarantees the living products have been grown, prepared for delivery, and correctly cared for prior to transporting and installation. Hortlands guarantees its landscape teams will handle, transport and if applicable plant / install living products to high horticultural and industry standards.
Hortlands Ltd can offer establishment guarantee support visits at an additional cost. Please speak to the Hortlands team for more information on this service. info@hortlands.co.uk or call 01895 438811.