Large tree with a broad, pyramidal, fairly open crown. The grey bark is deeply grooved. The young twigs are light green and have corky fissures that remain on the branches until the tree is mature. Two-year-old branches are reddish brown. The leaf turns dark wine red to blackish red with yellow hues in autumn. The round, spiky capsules remain on the tree in winter. In the 1960’s, Dr Lane Roberts bought a Liquidambar seedling from Hillier Nurseries. In the late 1960’s, Roberts called Harold Hiller to say that his tree had a splendid autumn colour. Hiller requested propagation material, named the tree after his customer and introduced the cultivar in 1971. Good tree for wide streets, avenues and green borders. Prefers fertile, moist soil; cannot tolerate persisting drought.
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' môže dorastať do výšky 20 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 20 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' sa na jeseň sfarbia do žltá, oranžová, červená, fialová."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' kvitne v apríl.