Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silouette' Purple unlike so many of its

unlike so many of its cousins

dense crowned tree with fanshaped deeply lobed leaves

'Caucasica' is a more upright-growing variety with slightly narrower leaves

oval foliage as flowers fade

Ivory-white bells in sprays appear in autumn as last year's yellow 'strawberries' ripen scarlet

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silouette' Purple unlike so many of itsAs the name suggests this graceful tree of narrow habit, only growing to 2 meters in diameter making it for the smaller garden. It shares the maple like leaves with the species along with its stunning autumn colours of red, purple and gold often sustaining its fiery display into December. Best performance aquired in acid to neutral soil. H6