Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' #2 at Cathays Cemetery

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
late November 2020

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
early June 2021

Grid reference ST 18034 78480
Common name Sweet gum 'Lane Roberts'
Origin Garden origin
Deciduous Yes
Map section W
Planted by Malcolm Frazer c.1995
Height 10M April 2021
Girth 85cm May 2021
Reference 681

This tree is towards the south end, roughly central, the northern of two L. styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'.

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' bark

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' bark
mid April 2021

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' tag

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' original tag
mid April 2021

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' branch

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' winging effect
early May 2021

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' leaf
eraly 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.