Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' #1 at Cathays Cemetery

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
late October 2020

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' 1

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
late May 2021

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' 2

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
mid November 2021

Grid reference ST 18138 78443
Common name Sweet gum 'Lane Roberts'
Origin Garden origin
Deciduous Yes
Map section U
Planted by Malcolm Frazer c.1995
Height 9M May 2021
Girth 112cm @0.4M May 2021
Reference 656

This tree is planted against the Fairoak road railings.

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' bark

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' bark
late April 2021

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' branch

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' winging effect
late April 2021

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' leaf1

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' leaves
early June 2021

General tree description for Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' is a cultivar of the Sweet gum selected for its striking and long-lasting autumn colour. It is a medium-sized (up to about 20 metres) bushy tree with small five-lobed maple-like leaves. These turn blackish crimson in autumn.

General tree description for Liquidambar styraciflua

Liquidambar styraciflua can grow to around 30 metres tall. It has grey-brown bark with scaly ridges, and the twigs may have corky wing-like projections. The leaves are maple-like, five-lobed and glossy green, turning spectacular shades of red, yellow and purple in autumn. The fruits are spherical (around 3cm diameter) and spiky, hanging on the branches through the winter.