BOTANICAL NAME Platanus X acerifolia
PRONUNCIATION PLA - ta - nus ay –cer–ih –FO–lee- uh
COMMON NAME London Plane Tree
FAMILY Platanaceae
Lifecycle Deciduous perennial
Growth Habit Tree Height 70’ - 100’ Width 50’ - 70’ Upright
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Ovate Length 5” - 10” Width 5” - 10”
MARGIN Lobed Broadly serrated
VEINS Palmate
COMPOSITION Simple
TEXTURE Coarse
FLOWER Not showy
FRUIT Fall Head 1 1/2” diameter 2,3,or 6 together
EXPOSURE Sun Part shade
GROWTH Rapid
USE Specimen
DESCRIPTION Note difference in seed head numbers (common sycamore has 1 or 2 seed heads in cluster)
DESCRIPTION Bark green-gray Inner bark is white Bark exfoliates
ZONES 4 - 8
NATIVE OF: A cross of P. orientalis and P. occidentalis