Category:

Specialty Tree

Genus:

Liquidambar

Species:

styraciflua

Cultivar

'Slender Silhouette'

Common Name:

Slender Silhouette Sweetgum

Height:

50 to 60 Feet

Spread:

6 to 8 Feet

Habit:

Very fastigiate forms a narrow column. Moderate growth rate.

Zone:

5 to 9

Culture:

Full sun.

Fruit:

Does not produce as many sweetgum "balls" as some varieties, but cannot be considered fruitless.

Foliage:

Deep green in summer turning orange to yellow to wine red in fall. Deciduous.