Sycamore, American Planetree
Platanus occidentalis
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Platanus occidentalis Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Platanus occidentalis |
| Common Name: | sycamore American planetree |
| Family: | Platanaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | parks, golf courses, etc. |
| Characteristics | |
| Height: | 75 - 100 feet tall |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, and 4 to 9 inches wide coarsely serrate with 3 lobes very large, coarse leaf with pubescent veins under leaf |
| Flower: | monecious |
| Fruit: | syncarp (multiple fruit) of achenes 1 inch in diameter, borne singly |
| Bark: | exfoliating on upper trunk |
| Environment | |
| Water: | native to low moist sites, but tolerates dry sites |
| USDA Zone: | zone 4 to 9 |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | don't use as a monoculture tree leaves do not degrade very fast fibrous rooted |
| Pests & Pathology: | can get anthracnose (fungal disease that causes defoliation, and leaf and twig die-back) |
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