Liquid Amber

[Erndogy]

Liquidambar

I picked up this Liquidambar at this years Winter Silhouettes show. I did a partial defoliation almost three weeks ago to get light into the interior. I hardly touched any branches..



Thanks for looking

Ernie

PS: Sorry for the crappy pics. I can take pretty decent pictures of people and other objects but I'm finding it is pretty difficult to make decent tree pics.

 

[coh]

It would be easier for people to find this thread in the future if you change the title to include the correct spelling: liquidambar.

Is this the American species (L. styraciflua)? How large is this tree? What are your plans for the future? I like this species and have a couple that I'm experimenting with.

Chris

 

[jk_lewis]

1. FYI - It is one word: "Liquidambar," the name of the genus. There are only a few species: L styraciflua (the North American version) and L. formosana (the Oriental version) are most common. Common name: sweetgum. Yours looks to be the NA version. A fairly tough tree to turn into good bonsai, but definitely possible. Yours has good possibilities.

Tree photos are much easier if taken with sun at your back and against a plain-colored background.

 

[Erndogy]

It would be easier for people to find this thread in the future if you change the title to include the correct spelling: liquidambar.

Is this the American species (L. styraciflua)? How large is this tree? What are your plans for the future? I like this species and have a couple that I'm experimenting with.

Chris

1. FYI - It is one word: "Liquidambar," the name of the genus. There are only a few species: L styraciflua (the North American version) and L. formosana (the Oriental version) are most common. Common name: sweetgum. Yours looks to be the NA version. A fairly tough tree to turn into good bonsai, but definitely possible. Yours has good possibilities.

Tree photos are much easier if taken with sun at your back and against a plain-colored background.

Thanks for the correction and the photography advise. I was going to call the thread "Sweetgum"

This tree is the L orientalis variety. I have a L styraciflua in the front yard by the street and the leaves are different...

Ernie