Location and Notable Facts
- Other names
- Scientific Family
- Platanaceae (Sycamore; Planetree)
- Discovery
- Size (Width/Height/Growth/DBH)
- Colors
- Bloom/Seed/Fruit
- Ball like seed hanging in pairs from long stalk unlike the American Sycamore having only one seed ball per stalk
 Photo credit to Arbor Day Foundation |
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- Leaf Arrangement
- Simple alternate 6 to 7-inch-wide leathery leaves having 3 to 5 lobes similar to maple
Photo credit to University of Redlands
- Bark Arrangement
- Unique, gray-brown flaky scales that shed to expose mottled peeling patches of white, gray, and green.
Photo credit to Arbor Day Foundation |
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- Invasive/Non-invasive
- Native/Non-native
- Pests/Disease
- New varieties of London Plane Tree are better options for urban plantings due to their resistance to anthracnose.
- Comparisons to similar trees
- Usefulness
- Became widely planted in London and other major European cities because of its tolerance for urban pollution.
- Local Location / History: