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Liquidambar formosana

Liquidambar formosana

Sweet Gum

楓香

Plant Type

Tree

Native/Exotic

Native

Usual Habitats

Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street

Evergreen/Deciduous/

Semi Deciduous

Deciduous

Design Function

Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree, Street Tree

Foliage Colour (other than or in addition to green)

Orange, Purple, Red

Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER

Fruit Colour

Brown

Fruit Time of Year

g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER

Inconspicuous

Flower Colour

-

Flower Time of Year

Landscape Application Examples

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