Key features
FoliageLobed leaves with autumn colour (deciduous)
SoilPrefers moist yet well-draining soil
Description
Our Pleached Liquidambar styraciflua trees, commonly known as Sweet Gum, create a wonderful feature with their large, deeply lobed star shaped leaves. Fresh green throughout spring and summer, the leaves turn vivid reds and oranges in a breath taking autumn display.
The clear stems on our also showcase the corky and fissured bark, giving an interesting texture that is popular with children for bark rubbings. We recommend planting them in a position in moist to well-drained soil in full sun where possible.
These pleached trees have been carefully and expertly trained over a number of years to create beautiful screening trees and they are excellent for creating privacy. The grand looking trees produced by this method of training are sometimes known as hedging in the sky or stilt hedging.
Our containerised Pleached trees are available year-round, unlike rootball forms. Please call our Sales and Service team on 01943 660870 to discuss requirements.
AKA Pleached Sweet Gum tree, Pleached American Red Gum
Planting Steps
1Preparation
- Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
- Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
- Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
- To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.
2Planting
- Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
- Ensure the top of the plant’s compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
- Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
- Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.
3Last Steps
- Water generously around the base of the plant.
- If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.
Aftercare Advice
Trees and shrubs require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.
For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.
