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Platanus hybrida Brot.

London planetree

Platanaceae (Planetree Family)

USDA Symbol: PLHY3

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Large, introduced, shade tree with straight, stout trunk and broad, open crown of spreading to slightly drooping branches and coarse foliage.

London Planetree is a hybrid of the Sycamore of eastern United States and the Oriental Planetree (Platanus orientalis) of southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is also popular as a street tree in Europe, where it originated probably before 1700. The plants can be clipped into screens and arbors. The genus name Platanus is the classical Latin and Greek name of Oriental Planetree, from the Greek word for broad, which describes the leaves.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf: Yellow-Green
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: MA , NY , PA
Native Distribution: Planted across the United States.
Native Habitat: Moist soils in humid temperate regions, hardy and tolerant of city conditions.
USDA Native Status: L48(I), CAN(I)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Platanus hybrida in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Platanus hybrida in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Platanus hybrida

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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