2021年11月18日 · The easiest way to identify a London plane tree is to look at the bark and leaf shape. The planetree has a distinctive mottled bark with a gray, white, yellow, and brown camouflage-style pattern. Large maple-like leaves with pointed margins are the other identifying feature of a London plane tree.

Find out all about London's most common tree, the London plane. Discover where it came from, how to identify it and how it can be used.

In today’s guide we are going to learn how to identify a London plane tree. Are you ready? Let’s get started! Here are a few London plane facts: London plane trees can grow up to 35 meters tall, live for up to 2-300 years and can be found growing in country estates, parks and city streets.

2024年4月9日 · The London plane tree growth rate of about 36 inches per year means the tree can reach its maximum size of 75 to 100 feet tall with a spread of 60 feet to 75 feet in as little as 25 years. The tree’s large size, broad canopy has ability to provide shade anywhere it is grown.

2023年1月18日 · The bark and leaf shape of a London plane tree are distinctive, which makes it easy to identify. The planetree’s bark is mottled and has a camouflage-style pattern of gray, white, yellow, and brown.

London plane tree is a hybrid cross of American sycamore and Oriental planetree. It is a large deciduous shade tree that is generally pyramidal when young and becomes open and spreads with age. It may grow to a height of 70 to 100 feet tall and 60 to 75 feet wide.

The London plane, or sometimes hybrid plane, Platanus × hispanica, [2] is a tree in the genus Platanus. It is often known by the synonym Platanus × acerifolia, a later name. It is a hybrid of Platanus orientalis (oriental plane) and Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).

London Plane tree identification – large maple-like leaves, spherical fruits on ‘strings’ hanging all winter, yellow/brown patchy bark. The bark is unmistakeable, pale yellow/grey patches remain after large darker flakes fall off. The fruit is spherical and similar to the Oriental Plane but larger.

London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia) Common Name(s): London Plane, European Plane. Scientific Name: Platanus x acerifolia. Distribution: Western Europe. Tree Size: 65-115 ft (20-35 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 35 lbs/ft 3 (560 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.46, .56. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f (4,180 N)

The London plane tree is a tall, widely planted tree that can be found in parklands and by roadsides, particularly in London. It was first planted here in the 17th century and became prolific our towns in the 19th century, although it has never been found growing wild.