Liquid Amber 400mm pot

🍁✨ Liquidambar styraciflua – Liquidambar ✨🍁
 
The Liquidambar is a classic deciduous feature tree, celebrated for its brilliant autumn foliage that ranges from crimson and orange to deep purple. With its upright form and strong seasonal display, it’s one of the finest cool-climate trees for dramatic colour. 🌳🔥🍂
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 400mm pot – approx. 2.8m tall right now 🌳
✔️ Upright young tree with excellent branching for quick establishment
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Prefers fertile, well-drained soils
✔️ Frost hardy ❄️
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Spring–summer: glossy, maple-like green leaves 🌿
✔️ Autumn: dazzling display of red, orange, purple, and gold 🍁🔥
✔️ Winter: strong, upright framework with rough bark 🪵
✔️ Deciduous — four-season ornamental value
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Upright, pyramidal canopy when young, broadening with age
✔️ Grows approx. 12–18m tall × 6–8m wide
✔️ Minimal pruning required; allow space for natural form
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ One of the most spectacular autumn-colour trees 🌟
✔️ Hardy, low-maintenance, and long-lived
✔️ Excellent shade provider in summer
✔️ Brilliant performer in cool climates like Ballarat ❄️
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Feature tree for lawns, parks, or large gardens
✔️ Avenue planting for an incredible autumn show 🍂🌳
✔️ Perfect for cottage, formal, or woodland-style gardens
✔️ Combine with Japanese Maples and Claret Ash for layered autumn colour