green leaves turn yellow in autumn
May suffer from a large number of pests and diseases
round to ovate
orange-red in autumn
deciduous shrub with bushy habit and arching stems
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Std | Sweet Gum Worplesdon - 250-300cm, 30lt Phoenix green leaves turn yellow inLiquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Std is a large, deciduous tree with neat, pyramidal, semi opened crown and smooth, grey bark, not fissured and corky as the species. Its deeply lobed, maple like leaves are glossy green and turn golden yellow, orange, and scarlet red, then burgundy and deep purple, in autumn. Small, inconspicuous flowers are followed by interesting, hard, spiny, rounded, capsules, gum balls, that remain on branches throughout