Sweetgum
Altingiaceae
Plant Specifics
Seed grown small trees in 1 gallon pots. This tree gets HUGE! Plan accordingly! Great for restoration. Small trees establish better than planting a huge one. Shipped bare root and wrapped carefully.
Larval host plant for luna (Actias luna) moths.
Size: to 80 ft ft tall by to 30 ft ft wide
Life Span: Long-lived perennial
Fruit Color: Brown
Phenology: Deciduous. Blooms (inconspicuous) in spring. Fruit ripens in fall. Life span: 75+ years.
Habitats: Dry-moist sites. River bottoms, upland hardwood forests, roadsides.
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: Shade tree. This is a clone former, so it can also be used to provide screening or for an "island" of habitat for wildlife
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH: Prefers acid but adaptable.
Ecology
Wildlife:
Provides cover for birds and other animals.
Native Habitats: Dry-moist sites. River bottoms, upland hardwood forests, roadsides.