Although limes are often shaped, pruning is most effective and most often seen applied to plane trees. Once complete, the effect is visually quite brutal, with the old growth ending in gaunt stumps.

Whether the plane tree continues to be amongst the most common urban trees in Britain remains to be seen.' The sycamore tree is thought to have been introduced to the UK during the sixteenth century.

If you notice discolored, misshapen, or wilting leaves or textured, elongated wounds on the bark, your tree could be in trouble. Once established, the London plane tree can be a real visual ...