Palo Alto Sweetgum
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Palo Alto Sweetgum Lovely Fall Color Tree
- Beautiful Fall Colors
- Perfect Accent Tree
- Easy Care
- Tough and Pretty
- Slender Form
- Pest and Disease Resistant
If you want magnificent fall color and a slender growth habit, the Palo Alto Liquidambar is a wonderful selection.
Palo Alto Liquidambar (Liquidambar styraciflua 'Palo Alto') is a rugged, tall and narrow tree that is perfect for smaller lot sizes. This popular selection is an urban friendly shade tree that brings you relief from the hot afternoon sun.
Textured bark brings interest year round. But it's the spectacular fall color that sets the Palo Alto into a class of its own. Every star-shaped leaf is is painted with a unique, but deeply intense mix of deep color, from dark glossy reds, to bright orange and brilliant yellows.
Once the temperatures start to drop, the color display starts and continues well into the fall. This variety was specifically selected for its ability to produce brilliant color in milder climates. You'll notice people slow down as they drive past, so they can get a second and third look.
You'll see these in city parks where plants are expected to perform beautifully without much care. This variety is almost pest and disease free and easy to grow and care for. Order yours today, people are hunting for this gorgeously modern shade tree.
It's also worth noting that the Palo Alto Liquidambar is almost pest and disease free and easy to grow and care for. Win, win, win! Order yours today before we run out of inventory.
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 19.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 21.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 24.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 29.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 34.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 41.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 27% |
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Beautiful Native Variety
Liquidambars are a widely distributed long-lived native tree. Commonly known as Sweetgums, they have been an important source of flavorings, perfumes and folk medicines; as well as a wood source for lumber and veneers.
Palo Alto Liquidambar was the first of the 3 Liquidambar selections released by the Saratoga Horticultural Institute in 1952. Over the years Palo Alto has proved to be the favorite of these wonderful fall coloring trees.
These special selected trees were improvements over the typically planted Sweetgum seedlings. Palo Alto Liquidambar was the hardiest of all the varietals, growing well in Zones 5 through 10.
PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 6-9
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Palo Alto' |
| Mature Height | 40 - 45 feet |
| Mature Spread | 15 - 20 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Most Soils |
| Moisture | Medium to High Moisture |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Fall Color | Orange, Red |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
