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Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Also called American Planetree

  • Horizontal branching with a rounded habit
  • Large medium green leaves are maple-like in shape
  • Fall colour is an insignificant yellow-brown
  • Light brown bark exfoliates in large strips, revealing creamy-white patches
  • Insignificant flowers give way to fuzzy long-stalked spherical fruiting balls held singly
  • Bloom Time: April

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Red

HEIGHT:
27-30 m

SPREAD:
20-25 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Tolerant of urban environments and a variety of soil conditions, including high pH, this tree is a suitable specimen for a larger landscape, park or street tree. Its most notable attribute is its exfoliating bark, giving the tree a mottled look. One of the largest-growing cultivars of platanus.

Additional Notes about American Sycamore:

Native to Ontario

European settlers reportedly gave this tree the common name of sycamore, because the foliage resembled the sycamore of the British Isles (Acer pseudoplatanus), which is actually a maple.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Fast
Fast
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
Native to Ontario
Native to Ontario
SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Average to Dry Soils
ATTRIBUTES:
Juglan Tolerant
Decorative Winter Bark
Deciduous
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
HABIT:
Rounded
Spreading
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Yellow
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen
PH TOLERANCE:
Moderate (up to 7.5)