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London Planetree (Plantanus x acerifolia)
This hybrid is the result of a cross between P. occidentalis and P. orientalis. It is sometimes listed as P. x hybrida.

 


London planetree (Platanus X acerfolia), a popular street tree throughout the world, is a hybrid between the American sycamore and the oriental planetree (P. orientalis).

Stop 1 (LP) - London Planetree
Stop 2 (EH) - English Hawthorn
Stop 3 (LP) - London Planetree
Stop 4 (SM) - Sugar Maple
Stop 5 (NM) - Norway Maple
Stop 6 (LL) - Littleleaf Linden
Stop 7 (FEO) - Fastigiate English Oak
Stop 8 (EO) - English Oak ...

virginiana Scrub Pine Pinus wallichiana Himalayan Pine Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina' Banded Himalayan Pine (syn. 'Oculus-draconis') Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Platanus orientalis Oriental Planetree Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree ...

River Birch (Betula nigra)
London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) -variable trait, depends on cultivar
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) ...

Also called Buttonwood or American planetree, the wood is used for furniture, butcher blocks and flooring. The London planetree, P. x acerifolia Willd., with 2-4 fruits per stalk, is commonly planted as a shade tree in urban areas.

Platanus × acerifolia [London Planetree] Common Name List
(expanding leaves and fruit, spring) (plant habit) (shoot) (leaf) (fruit) (plant habit, fall)
(leafy shoot with fruit, fall) (petiole and bud) (plant habit, late fall) (trunk, bark) ...

See also: Planetree, London plane, Plane, Sycamore, Green

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