Family: hamamelidaceae
Common name(s): sweetgum
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5~6b - 9~10
General resources
Links for Liquidambar styraciflua
- Arthur Lee Jacobson - Seattle plantsman describes botanical and/or horticultural aspects of this species. (3 photos)
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)
- Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification. (18 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 6-10) (56 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5). Also a page for 'Moraine'.
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-9) (2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database) (21 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (4 photos)
- Iris' Garden - Gardener in the Netherlands presents a photo of this plant, with basic horticultural information. (1 photo)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (72 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-9) (6 photos). Also pages for 'Hapdell' HAPPIDAZE and 'Rotundiloba'.
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5b-9a) (42 photos). Also pages for 'Gumball', 'Rotundiloba', and 'Slender Silhouette'.
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (6 photos)
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