Platanus x acerifolia

Horizontal branching, becoming rounded to spreading with age
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
Bloom Time: April

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Red

HEIGHT:
22-27 m

SPREAD:
20-22 m

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Substitutions Are Available

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

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

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Fast

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Average to Dry Soils

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous

HABIT:
Spreading
Rounded

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Yellow
Green

LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen

London Planetree

Platanus x acerifolia

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Characteristics & Attributes

THESE PLANTS ARE

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