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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 and many US states.

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)