Liquidambar acalycina
Chang's sweetgum · also Liquidambar acalycina
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A medium-sized deciduous tree native to southern China, known for its three-lobed, maple-like leaves that turn red in autumn. It produces inconspicuous yellow/green flowers followed by small, persistent gum-balls. This ornamental tree is cultivated for parks and gardens, tolerating moist, acidic to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 50.00%5.4 yr6.0 in
- 40.00%—2.8 in
- 30.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- USDA zones
- 7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Moist, Acidic, Neutral
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.4 in, mean 9.3 in, 90th percentile 23 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Other Liquidambar in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
