The sweetgum tree looks pretty when standing alone. But since it is bare around its roots and trunk area and therefore dreary, it benefits from underplanting. Find out below which plants are suitable for this!
Which plants are suitable for underplanting the sweetgum tree?
You can plant under the sweetgum tree with perennials, ground cover plants and bulbous flowers that do not crowd out itsroots. Can be used for this:
- Funkia
- Asters and autumn anemones
- Forest bluebell and display leaf
- Storksbill and Lady's Mantle
- Tulips and Daffodils
Planting the sweetgum tree with perennials
Gentle perennials that have no intention of competing with the sweetgum tree, which originally comes from North America, harmonize ideally as underplanting. It is important that, like him, they toleratedroughtand thepartum shade that he throws off. Flower-rich perennials look beautiful at the foot of the sweetgum tree. Its green foliage provides you with an emphasizing frame. Fantastic partners for underplanting include:
- Funkia
- Autumn Anemones
- Monkshood
- Asters
- Bluebells
- Sheet
- Bergenie
Planting the sweetgum tree with ground cover plants
Ground cover plants should give this heart root free space and not want to crowd it out byrunner formation. Since the crown is light, sun-loving ground cover plants can also be considered for underplanting. For example, the following are popular:
- Storksbill
- Elf Flower
- Evergreen
- Golden strawberry
Planting amber tree with bulbous flowers
If the sweetgum tree appears unspectacular in spring, it can come alive beautifully in the presence ofcolorfully blooming onion flowers. Since these bulbs do not represent competition for roots in the soil, they are perfect. These include, for example:
- Tulips
- Crocuses
- Daffodils
- Winterlings
- Hyacinths
- Snowdrops
Planting the amber tree in the pot
As a witch hazel plant, the maple-like sweetgum tree also looks wonderful as a house tree in a pot and can be planted under various ground covers. Since watering can sometimes fail, the ground cover should bedrought-tolerantand at the same timeno nutrient robbers for the sweetgum tree. The following are ideal for pot cultivation:
- Storksbill
- woman's coat
- Cushion thyme
- Carpet Knotweed
- Fat Man
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You can also plant the sweetgum tree in a colorful mix
If you like it more eye-catching and colorful, you can also plant several plants under your sweetgum tree: a few onion flowers that come to life on its tree disk in spring, a ground cover that provides fresh green with its foliage and flowering perennials, which contrast wonderfully with its leaves.
