{"product_id":"liquidambar-styraciflua-canberra-gem","title":"Canberra Gem Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Canberra Gem’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCanberra Gem Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Canberra Gem’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown in Australia for its dependable orange to crimson autumn display, ‘Canberra Gem’ is a named selection of sweet gum rather than a seedling, so the colour is repeatable from tree to tree. \u003cem\u003eLiquidambar styraciflua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Canberra Gem’ carries the familiar star shaped leaves and upright pyramidal habit of the species, colouring most intensely in districts with cold autumn nights such as the ACT, the southern tablelands and inland Victoria. It suits the buyer who wants a matched row rather than a mixed run of reds, oranges and yellows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Canberra Gem Sweet Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatched Autumn Tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Every tree colours the same way, which matters when planting an avenue or a boundary run.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Climate Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frosty autumn nights sharpen the display rather than damaging the tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpright Leader\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dominant central stem produces a clean pyramidal outline with little formative work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorky Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Older stems develop ridged corky wings that give the bare winter tree real texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a long lived shade tree that improves for decades rather than needing replacement in fifteen years.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Climate Avenues\u003c\/strong\u003e: Best used in the tablelands and inland districts where the colour is most reliable.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Driveways\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long drives on acreage give the tree the room its mature canopy needs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Lawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: One tree centred in open turf becomes the autumn focus of the whole garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProperty Boundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e: A staggered row provides seasonal screening and a defined edge to a large block.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, while the tree is fully dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep loam with steady subsoil moisture and free drainage; avoid shallow or compacted sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Build a watering basin the width of the root ball and fill it slowly twice a week through the first two summers. Keep 75 to 100mm of coarse mulch over the root zone and clear of the trunk, and stake low and loosely for the first year only.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e To 15m or more in good soil, though smaller and slower than a seedling liquidambar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, turning orange to crimson in autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species comes from eastern North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795355795742,"sku":"ND-1097-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/DqDpMPXU75zew1O3yXYsg_fv7AzQ0P.jpg?v=1787314052","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/liquidambar-styraciflua-canberra-gem","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}