Liquidamber or American sweet gum
Tree species:
Liquidamber styraciflua Worplesdon
Planted:
1996 by Preetaanshu's friends
Location:
South of the Biochemistry Building
Overview
Preetaanshu Verma (1977–1996), a Fijian student and resident of Studholme Hall, died in a car accident near Timaru while returning from a Fijian sports tournament in Christchurch.
He was a first-year health sciences student intending to pursue studies in human nutrition at the University.