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Nursery Direct
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Few deciduous trees command autumn like the American Sweetgum. With foliage that cycles through deep burgundy, amber, scarlet, and gold, it delivers seasonal spectacle at a scale that justifies its place in any prestige landscape. Advanced specimens establish quickly and perform from the first season.
Why American Sweetgum
Autumn Colour: Among the most vivid deciduous displays available in the Australian climate, multi-toned foliage shifts through the full warm spectrum as temperatures drop.
Architectural Form: Strong pyramidal structure in youth, broadening with age, a reliable framework tree that reads well in both formal and naturalistic compositions.
Canopy Scale: Reaches significant height and spread at maturity, providing genuine shade and visual mass on larger properties.
Deciduous Advantage: Full summer canopy transitions to bare branch structure in winter, maximising solar access where it counts and offering year-round visual interest.
Proven Performer: Widely used in high-end residential and civic landscapes across temperate Australia for its reliability, longevity, and consistent seasonal impact.
Ideal Applications
Formal Avenues: Planted in matched rows, advanced Sweetgums create a striking seasonal corridor on estate driveways and civic promenades.
Feature Planting: A single large specimen positioned on open lawn delivers a focal point of genuine scale and drama through the cooler months.
Boundary Screening: Dense summer canopy provides effective visual screening along property boundaries without the uniformity of evergreen alternatives.
Residential Streetscapes: A considered choice for prestige residential developments where seasonal interest and long-term canopy value are priorities.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring (when dormant)
Soil & Drainage: Prefers moist, deep, slightly acidic, well-drained to moderately moist soils; tolerates clay and periodic waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years to establish a strong root system. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 30m
Width: 10 to 15m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern United States and Central America
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







