{"product_id":"liquidambar-styraciflua-slender-silhouette","title":"Slender Silhouette Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’","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\u003eSlender Silhouette Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the narrowest deciduous shade tree in common Australian cultivation, reaching well over ten metres on a trunk barely two metres wide at the shoulders. \u003cem\u003eLiquidambar styraciflua\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Slender Silhouette’ holds its branches almost vertically against the leader, producing an exclamation mark of a tree that still delivers full liquidambar autumn colour. It is specified where height is needed and there is simply no horizontal room, such as between a driveway and a boundary wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Slender Silhouette Sweet Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Narrowness\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature spread of 1.5 to 2.5m allows a tall tree in a bed less than two metres wide.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reaches 10 to 15m, so it screens second storey windows that low trees cannot reach.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: The species colour of orange, red and purple appears on the column, concentrated rather than spread across a canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitectural Line\u003c\/strong\u003e: The vertical form is used deliberately in contemporary design to echo posts, columns and building edges.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Shaping Required\u003c\/strong\u003e: The habit is genetic, so the shape is maintained without clipping or staking into form.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Side Setbacks\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row along the gap between house and boundary screens neighbours without crowding the path.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Entries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a rhythm along a facade it gives vertical repetition against rendered walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Between Buildings\u003c\/strong\u003e: It blocks overlooking upper windows in townhouse developments where canopy width is impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePool and Courtyard Edges\u003c\/strong\u003e: The tight column keeps foliage overhead and clear of the water and seating below.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m for a continuous column of foliage\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 fully dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil with consistent moisture at depth; the narrow root plate dislikes drying out completely\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first two summers, since a slim canopy over a small root ball dries faster than a spreading tree. Mulch to at least a metre across and stake against strong wind for the first two seasons, checking ties so they never cut into the bark.\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 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, orange through red to purple 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":59795355992350,"sku":"ND-1103-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795356025118,"sku":"ND-1103-500MM","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/EAfzio_VJIh0_1pAsb5zU_xHRIqceT.jpg?v=1787314051","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/liquidambar-styraciflua-slender-silhouette","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}